GeForce 7100 GS vs HD Graphics

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics and GeForce 7100 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics
2012
35 Watt
0.77
+492%

HD Graphics outperforms 7100 GS by a whopping 492% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11521431
Place by popularity85not in top-100
Power efficiency1.51no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1NV44 B2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)8 August 2006 (18 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 cores48no data
Core clock speed650 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate6.3001.400
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPSno data
ROPs12
TMUs64

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared128 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared266 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data4.256 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.02.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.80N/A

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 0.77
+492%
7100 GS 0.13

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD Graphics 298
+484%
7100 GS 51

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.13
Recency 1 April 2012 8 August 2006
Chip lithography 22 nm 110 nm

HD Graphics has a 492.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7100 GS in performance tests.


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