Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 2997% 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 | 1365 | 483 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (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 cores | 6 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12_1 |
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
−300%
| 28
+300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
−1440%
|
150−160
+1440%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−2900%
|
300−310
+2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−2900%
|
300−310
+2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−273%
|
95−100
+273%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 75−80 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 21−24 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU is 300% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 2650% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 28 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 10.22 |
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 2997% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
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