GeForce RTX 3070 vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 31 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 46 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 25.95 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | Ampere GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 16 September 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
| Current price | $760 | $662 (1.3x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 317.4 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GeForce RTX 3070 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 12-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by 8993% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by 10926% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 16 September 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 8 nm |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GeForce RTX 3070. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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