Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics 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 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Gen. 5 Arrandale (2010) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | GMA HD |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (12 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $760 | no data |
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 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 10 |
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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) outperforms Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics by 228% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
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