HD Graphics 3000 vs UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)

Place in the ranking	826	1183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.09	no data
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code name	Lakefield GT2	Sandy Bridge GT2+
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	28 May 2020 (4 years ago)	1 February 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	64	96
Core clock speed	200 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	unknown
Texture fill rate	no data	15.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	2
TMUs	no data	12

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).

Interface

no data

Ring Bus

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 type	DDR4	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	no data	System Shared
Memory bus width	no data	System Shared
Memory clock speed	no data	System Shared
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 Connectors

no data

Portable Device Dependent

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.

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	no data	4.1
OpenGL	no data	3.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

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 G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) 2.52
+282%

HD Graphics 3000 0.66

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 G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) 8409
+236%

HD Graphics 3000 2503

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

13
+44.4%

−44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is 44% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.52	0.66
Recency	28 May 2020	1 February 2011
Chip lithography	10 nm	32 nm

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) has a 281.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

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