Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs HD Graphics 2000

Place in the ranking	1209	430
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Generation 6.0 (2011)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Sandy Bridge GT1	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year 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 cores	48	4
Core clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	no data
Texture fill rate	8.100	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.1296 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	1	no data
TMUs	6	no data

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 1.0 x16	no data
Width	IGP	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	System Shared	no data
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	no data
Memory bus width	System Shared	no data
Memory clock speed	System Shared	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

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12_2
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.1	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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 HD

−145%

27
+145%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−1650%

35−40
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −700%	30−35 +700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −121%	60−65 +121%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −875%	39 +875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −189%	24−27 +189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −121%	60−65 +121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −77.8%	16 +77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −121%	60−65 +121%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −900%	20−22 +900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−700%

16−18
+700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−350%

9−10
+350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

+0%

27−30

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 2000 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 145% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 25 tests (38%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (62%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.55	10.57
Recency	1 February 2011	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 1821.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 2000 is a desktop card while Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.