HD Graphics 3000 vs Iris Plus Graphics 640
Aggregated performance score
Iris Plus Graphics 640 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 483% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 661 | 1143 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 77 |
| Value for money | 0.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017) | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) |
| GPU code name | Kaby Lake GT3e | Sandy Bridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | $669 | $476 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 and HD Graphics 3000 have a nearly equal value for money.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 995 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 52.80 | 13.80 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 20.4 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Iris Plus Graphics 640 and HD Graphics 3000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Memory
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.103 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Iris Plus Graphics 640 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 483% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Iris Plus Graphics 640 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 486% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Iris Plus Graphics 640 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 349% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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 | 22
+144%
| 9
−144%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
This is how Iris Plus Graphics 640 and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 640 is 144% faster than HD Graphics 3000 in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 640 is 500% faster than the HD Graphics 3000.
All in all, in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 640 is ahead in 24 tests (96%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (4%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 3.85 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 1 February 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
The Iris Plus Graphics 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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