ION vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and ION, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) outperforms ION by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1368 | 1424 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.00 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | C79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 18 June 2008 (17 years 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 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | PCI |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 7
+40%
| 5−6
−40%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+44.4%
|
18−20
−44.4%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+44.4%
|
18−20
−44.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+44.4%
|
18−20
−44.4%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and ION compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is 40% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 18 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) has a 27% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 103% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the ION in performance tests.
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