RTX A500 Mobile vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.34

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 5047% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1299315
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.11
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeGA107S
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 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 cores62048
Core clock speed350 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1537 MHz
Manufacturing process technology32 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data98.37
Floating-point processing powerno data6.296 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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
RTX A500 Mobile 17.50
+5047%

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.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976
RTX A500 Mobile 40923
+4093%

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
RTX A500 Mobile 48496
+3353%

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 HD8
−450%
44
+450%
1440p-0−125

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−600%
42
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−433%
32
+433%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
76
+1167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−925%
40−45
+925%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−300%
24
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1200%
78
+1200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−933%
62
+933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1643%
120−130
+1643%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−925%
40−45
+925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%
World of Tanks 10
−2040%
210−220
+2040%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−233%
20
+233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−917%
60−65
+917%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−800%
54
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1643%
120−130
+1643%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−7950%
160−170
+7950%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+210%
10
−210%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Valorant 4−5
−1000%
40−45
+1000%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 16−18
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Valorant 0−1 20−22

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30
+0%
30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is 450% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is 210% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 7950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 30 tests (48%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 17.50
Recency 1 May 2011 22 March 2022
Chip lithography 32 nm 8 nm

RTX A500 Mobile has a 5047.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook graphics card while RTX A500 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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