HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2) vs HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)

HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
Memory: 0Mb System SharedDESKTOP
Release date: 1 Feb 2011
HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
Memory: 0Mb System SharedDESKTOP
Release date: 14 May 2012
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.

HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)

HWBench recommends HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)

Based on theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Core Configuration

HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
GPU NameSandy Bridge GT2 ()vsIvy Bridge GT2 ()
Fab Process32 nmvs22 nm
Die Size216 mm²vs160 mm²
Transistors189 millionvs392 million
Shaders12vs16
Compute Units0vs0
Core clock850 MHzvs650 MHz
ROPs2vs4
TMUs2vs4

Memory Configuration

HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
Memory TypeSystem SharedvsSystem Shared
Bus WidthSystem SharedvsSystem Shared
Memory SpeedSystem SharedvsSystem Shared
Memory Size0 Mbvs0 Mb

Additional details

HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
TDP0 wattsvs0 watts
Release Date1 Feb 2011vs14 May 2012

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
    1.70 GP/s
  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    2.60 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
    1.70 GT/s
  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    2.60 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
    0.00 GB/s
  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    0.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge GT2)
    20.40 GFLOPs
  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    20.80 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

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