HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) vs HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
Summary
Reasons to consider HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) |
Reasons to consider HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2) |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
HWBench recommends HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) | | HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2) | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Sandy Bridge GT2 () | vs | Ivy Bridge GT2 () |
| Fab Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
| Die Size | 216 mm² | vs | 160 mm² |
| Transistors | 189 million | vs | 392 million |
| Shaders | 12 | vs | 16 |
| Compute Units | 0 | vs | 0 |
| Core clock | 850 MHz | vs | 650 MHz |
| ROPs | 2 | vs | 4 |
| TMUs | 2 | vs | 4 |
Memory Configuration
| HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) | | HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2) | |
|---|
| Memory Type | System Shared | vs | System Shared |
| Bus Width | System Shared | vs | System Shared |
| Memory Speed | System Shared | vs | System Shared |
| Memory Size | 0 Mb | vs | 0 Mb |
Additional details
| HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) | | HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2) | |
|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | vs | 0 watts |
| Release Date | 1 Feb 2011 | vs | 14 May 2012 |
GigaPixels - higher is better
GigaTexels - higher is better
GFLOPs - higher is better