HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
14.09
+4044%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 4044% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3721299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency64.78no data
Architectureno dataGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1Sandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 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 coresno data6
Core clock speedno data350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno 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 widthno data64/128 Bit
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data10.1

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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 14.09
+4044%
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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1768
+81.1%
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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 83293
+5830%
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 HD12
+50%
8
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
Metro Exodus 10 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Valorant 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Dota 2 13 0−1
Far Cry 5 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Fortnite 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 6 0−1
Metro Exodus 7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+1371%
7−8
−1371%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Valorant 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
World of Tanks 180−190
+1760%
10
−1760%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Dota 2 25 0−1
Far Cry 5 50−55
+783%
6−7
−783%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+850%
6−7
−850%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+1371%
7−8
−1371%
Valorant 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 0−1
World of Tanks 95−100
+4850%
2−3
−4850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+725%
4−5
−725%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 30−33 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Valorant 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Fortnite 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20−22 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 10−12 0−1
Valorant 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 50% 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 UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 5750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is ahead in 31 test (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.09 0.34
Recency 30 March 2021 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 4044.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.


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