HD Graphics 3000 vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 768MB with HD Graphics 3000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460 768MB
4.36
+561%

GTX 460 768MB outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 561% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6731187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameno dataSandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data1 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 cores33696
Core clock speed675 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,160 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no dataunknown
Texture fill rateno data15.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataRing 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1800 MHzSystem 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX1111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.1
OpenCLno dataN/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.

GTX 460 768MB 4.36
+561%
HD Graphics 3000 0.66

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 460 768MB 12262
+682%
HD Graphics 3000 1568

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.

GTX 460 768MB 17589
+603%
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 HD45
+463%
8
−463%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how GTX 460 768MB and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460 768MB is 463% 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 GTX 460 768MB is 1250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 460 768MB surpassed HD Graphics 3000 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 0.66

GTX 460 768MB has a 560.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 768MB is a desktop 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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