Radeon 625 vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Radeon 625, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
625 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 684% 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 | 1353 | 854 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.93 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | Polaris 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 13 May 2019 (6 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 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1024 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 24.58 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.7864 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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
−614%
| 50−55
+614%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−225%
|
12−14
+225%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−85.7%
|
12−14
+85.7%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−69.2%
|
40−45
+69.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
−400%
|
50−55
+400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−160%
|
24−27
+160%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−225%
|
12−14
+225%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−85.7%
|
12−14
+85.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−69.2%
|
40−45
+69.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−160%
|
24−27
+160%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−225%
|
12−14
+225%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−85.7%
|
12−14
+85.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−69.2%
|
40−45
+69.2%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 18−20 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−667%
|
21−24
+667%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 3−4 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 5−6 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Radeon 625 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 625 is 614% 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 Radeon 625 is 667% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 625 performs better in 29 tests (55%)
- there's a draw in 24 tests (45%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 2.43 |
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 13 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
Radeon 625 has a 683.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 625 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
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