HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs Quadro 7000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 7000 with HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge), including specs and performance data.

Quadro 7000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 204 Watt
9.08
+1341%

Quadro 7000 outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a whopping 1341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking4501158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.980.01
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)
GPU code nameGF110Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date2 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$14,499 no data
Current price$965 (0.1x MSRP)$168

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro 7000 has 9700% better value for money than HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge).

Detailed specifications

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 cores5126
Core clock speed651 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Wattno data
Texture fill rate41.66no data
Floating-point performance1,332 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro 7000 and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed3404 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth163.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA2.0no data

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 HD120−130
+1233%
9
−1233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how Quadro 7000 and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 7000 is 1233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.08 0.63
Recency 2 May 2012 1 October 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 22 nm

The Quadro 7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 7000 is a workstation card while HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook one.


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