HD Graphics 3000 vs GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition and HD Graphics 3000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780M Mac Edition
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
6.72
+918%

GTX 780M Mac Edition outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 918% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5641190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.79no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameGK104Sandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 November 2013 (11 years ago)1 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 cores153696
Core clock speed771 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate102.015.60
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPs322
TMUs12812

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)Ring 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 amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1250 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

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 HD90−95
+900%
9
−900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 3
+0%
3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 11
+0%
11
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
World of Tanks 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GTX 780M Mac Edition and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M Mac Edition is 900% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.72 0.66
Recency 8 November 2013 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

GTX 780M Mac Edition has a 918.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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