UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 923% 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 | 1330 | 751 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | no data |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (14 years ago) | no data |
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 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | no data |
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 | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12_1 |
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.
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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.
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Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks.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.
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
−100%
| 14
+100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−92.3%
|
50−55
+92.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
−530%
|
60−65
+530%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−160%
|
13
+160%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−92.3%
|
50−55
+92.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−900%
|
100−105
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6
+20%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−92.3%
|
50−55
+92.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Dead Island 2 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 5−6 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 7−8 |
4K
High Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−750%
|
16−18
+750%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3
+0%
|
3
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is 100% 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 UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is 1150% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) is ahead in 24 tests (45%)
- there's a draw in 29 tests (55%)
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