HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	587	1298
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	27.92	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code name	Vega Renoir	Sandy Bridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 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 cores	384	6
Core clock speed	400 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no 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 bus width	no data	64/128 Bit
Shared memory	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

10.1

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.07
+1685%

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.34

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Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks.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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21857
+1456%

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 HD	20 +150%	8 −150%
1440p	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
4K	17	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Elden Ring	16−18	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +420%	5−6 −420%
Metro Exodus	14	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +450%	4−5 −450%
Valorant	25 +2400%	1−2 −2400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Counter-Strike 2	8 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Elden Ring	8	0−1
Far Cry 5	26 +333%	6−7 −333%
Fortnite	35−40 +1700%	2−3 −1700%
Forza Horizon 4	21 +320%	5−6 −320%
Grand Theft Auto V	15	0−1
Metro Exodus	14−16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	39 +457%	7−8 −457%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Valorant	12	0−1
World of Tanks	56 +460%	10 −460%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Dota 2	40 +1900%	2−3 −1900%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +614%	7−8 −614%
Valorant	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7	0−1
Elden Ring	7−8	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +1750%	2−3 −1750%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1
World of Tanks	40−45 +2100%	2−3 −2100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	0−1
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Valorant	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Elden Ring	3−4	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	19 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Fortnite	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Valorant	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 150% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 2100% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 1750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 30 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.07	0.34
Recency	7 January 2020	1 May 2011
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 1685.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.