HD Graphics vs GeForce 820A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 820A with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 820A
2014
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.44
+87%

820A outperforms HD Graphics by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9921149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.671.53
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGF117Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 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 cores9648
Core clock speed775 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors585 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate12.406.300
Floating-point processing power0.2976 TFLOPS0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPs81
TMUs166

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.80
CUDA2.1-

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.

GeForce 820A 1.44
+87%
HD Graphics 0.77

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 820A 555
+86.2%
HD Graphics 298

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 0.77
Recency 17 March 2014 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

GeForce 820A has a 87% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 820A is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 820A is a notebook card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.


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