Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs HD Graphics 3000

Place in the ranking	1183	433
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Generation 6.0 (2011)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	Sandy Bridge GT2+	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Laptop	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	96	4
Core clock speed	650 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	1950 MHz
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	no data
Texture fill rate	15.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.2496 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	2	no data
TMUs	12	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

Ring Bus

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

Portable Device Dependent

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	-

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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.66

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 10.58
+1503%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 2503

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 28417
+1036%

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

−200%

27
+200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1400%

45−50
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −391%	50−55 +391%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −433%	30−35 +433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −107%	60−65 +107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −391%	50−55 +391%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −550%	39 +550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −107%	60−65 +107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −391%	50−55 +391%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −400%	30 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −60%	16 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −107%	60−65 +107%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1400%

14−16
+1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −3000%	60−65 +3000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−433%

16−18
+433%

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%
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%
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%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +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%

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 3000 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 200% 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 Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 3000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 30 tests (47%)
there's a draw in 34 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.66	10.58
Recency	1 February 2011	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 1503% 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 3000 in performance tests.

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