HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Iris Plus Graphics 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 650 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Plus Graphics 650
2017
32 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
4.40
+1233%

Iris Plus Graphics 650 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 1233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6591301
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency20.99no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameKaby Lake GT3eSandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2017 (8 years ago)1 May 2011 (13 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 cores3846
Core clock speed300 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm++32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate55.20no data
Floating-point processing power0.8832 TFLOPSno data
ROPs6no data
TMUs48no data

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).

InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4no data
Maximum RAM amount32 GBno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-

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.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 4.40
+1233%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.33

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.

Iris Plus Graphics 650 13153
+836%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1405

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 HD21
+163%
8
−163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
Metro Exodus 10−12 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Valorant 12−14 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Fortnite 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 8 0−1
Metro Exodus 10−12 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 48
+586%
7−8
−586%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Valorant 12−14 0−1
World of Tanks 75−80
+660%
10
−660%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+457%
7−8
−457%
Valorant 12−14 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
World of Tanks 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Valorant 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Fortnite 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Valorant 4−5 0−1

This is how Iris Plus Graphics 650 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 163% 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 Iris Plus Graphics 650 is 1450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Plus Graphics 650 is ahead in 31 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.40 0.33
Recency 3 January 2017 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

Iris Plus Graphics 650 has a 1233.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Plus Graphics 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.


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