HD Graphics 3000 vs ATI FirePro V8700
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1185 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 6.0 (2011) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | Sandy Bridge GT2+ |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 September 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | no data |
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 | 800 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 1,160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 30.00 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.2 TFLOPS | 0.2496 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 40 | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 September 2008 | 1 February 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 32 nm |
HD Graphics 3000 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 71.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V8700 and HD Graphics 3000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V8700 is a workstation card while HD Graphics 3000 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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