Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Place in the ranking	1298	440
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Sandy Bridge	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 May 2011 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	6	4
Core clock speed	350 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1950 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	5 nm

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 bus width	64/128 Bit	no data
Shared memory	+	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX

10.1

12_2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.34

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 10.42
+2965%

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Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks.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.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1405

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 29765
+2019%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−213%

25
+213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −37.5%	11 +37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −900%	50 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −300%	24 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −680%	39 +680%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −520%	30−35 +520%
World of Tanks	10 −1390%	140−150 +1390%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −138%	18−20 +138%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −500%	30 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−2350%

45−50
+2350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Valorant	5−6 −420%	24−27 +420%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Dota 2	14−16 −2900%	450−500 +2900%
Valorant	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

30−33

+0%

30−33

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 213% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 2350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 24 tests (43%)
there's a draw in 32 tests (57%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.34	10.42
Recency	1 May 2011	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 2964.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.