GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs HD Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics with GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics
2012
35 Watt
0.77

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 3849% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1153185
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Power efficiency1.5118.12
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)29 January 2019 (5 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 cores481920
Core clock speed650 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors392 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate6.300144.0
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPS4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs148
TMUs6120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 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 outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.801.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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
RTX 2060 Mobile 30.41
+3849%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 300
RTX 2060 Mobile 16331
+5344%

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 HD2−3
−5100%
104
+5100%
1440p1−2
−6600%
67
+6600%
4K0−138

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+0%
91
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
+0%
71
+0%
Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 366
+0%
366
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 223
+0%
223
+0%
Metro Exodus 130
+0%
130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+0%
148
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 107
+0%
107
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79
+0%
79
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 280
+0%
280
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 196
+0%
196
+0%
Metro Exodus 112
+0%
112
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190
+0%
190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+0%
50
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+0%
88
+0%
Hitman 3 66
+0%
66
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 94
+0%
94
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 107
+0%
107
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+0%
38
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+0%
79
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 54
+0%
54
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 246
+0%
246
+0%
Hitman 3 46
+0%
46
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70
+0%
70
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210
+0%
210
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+0%
62
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30
+0%
30
+0%
Hitman 3 28
+0%
28
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+0%
25
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+0%
22
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%

This is how HD Graphics and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 5100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 6600% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 30.41
Recency 1 April 2012 29 January 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 115 Watt

HD Graphics has 228.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3849.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook 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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