GeForce GTS 350M vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and GeForce GTS 350M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.66

GTS 350M outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11911097
Place by popularity69not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameSandy Bridgen11e-ge1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1296
CUDA coresno data96
Core clock speed350 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistors995 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown28 Watt
Texture fill rate13.8016.00
Floating-point performance0.2208 gflops0.24 gflops
Gigaflopsno data360

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16MXM-II
SLI options-+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataUp to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s
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 outputsDisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGA
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.12.1
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.66
GTS 350M 1.05
+59.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

HD Graphics 3000 254
GTS 350M 407
+60.2%

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 HD8
−50%
12−14
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and GTS 350M compete in popular games:

  • GTS 350M is 50% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 350M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTS 350M is ahead in 23 tests (55%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 1.05
Recency 1 February 2011 7 January 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm

HD Graphics 3000 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 350M, on the other hand, has a 59.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTS 350M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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