HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Radeon RX Vega 64

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 64 with HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 64
2017
8 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
37.05
+10797%

RX Vega 64 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 10797% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1281295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.92no data
Power efficiency8.75no data
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameVega 10Sandy Bridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 August 2017 (7 years ago)1 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores40966
Core clock speed1247 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1546 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Wattno data
Texture fill rate395.8no data
Floating-point processing power12.66 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs256no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width2048 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

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
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.1.125-

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 64 37.05
+10797%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.34

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 64 55262
+5562%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976

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 64 127374
+8969%
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 HD117
+1571%
7
−1571%
1440p740−1
4K50-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.26no data
1440p6.74no data
4K9.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+2600%
3−4
−2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83 0−1
Battlefield 5 186
+18500%
1−2
−18500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+3300%
2−3
−3300%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 112
+11100%
1−2
−11100%
Far Cry New Dawn 108 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 321
+15950%
2−3
−15950%
Hitman 3 84
+2000%
4−5
−2000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 315
+3838%
8−9
−3838%
Metro Exodus 144
+14300%
1−2
−14300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+11500%
1−2
−11500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 178
+4350%
4−5
−4350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
+832%
27−30
−832%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 158
+5167%
3−4
−5167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69 0−1
Battlefield 5 170
+16900%
1−2
−16900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 86 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 93 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 294
+14600%
2−3
−14600%
Hitman 3 81
+1925%
4−5
−1925%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
+3563%
8−9
−3563%
Metro Exodus 132
+13100%
1−2
−13100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 164
+4000%
4−5
−4000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+756%
9−10
−756%
Watch Dogs: Legion 247
+782%
27−30
−782%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 51
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 54
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry 5 67 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 128
+12700%
1−2
−12700%
Hitman 3 73
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+1150%
8−9
−1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 143
+3475%
4−5
−3475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+756%
9−10
−756%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+92.9%
27−30
−92.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 89 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 40−45 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+21000%
1−2
−21000%
Hitman 3 50
+733%
6−7
−733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Metro Exodus 79 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+12050%
2−3
−12050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+3000%
2−3
−3000%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 59 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 36 0−1
Hitman 3 38 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 102 0−1
Metro Exodus 52 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 28 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 25 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 27 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 66 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 59 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

This is how RX Vega 64 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 64 is 1571% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 64 is 5167% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX Vega 64 surpassed HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.05 0.34
Recency 7 August 2017 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

RX Vega 64 has a 10797.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 64 is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 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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