GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs HD Graphics 405

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 405 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 405
2015
6 Watt
0.72

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 5442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1159102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.6616.93
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 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 cores1283584
Core clock speed200 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors189 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate9.600199.0
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs16112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data240.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 HD16
−5213%
850−900
+5213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−5400%
220−230
+5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−5300%
270−280
+5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−5355%
600−650
+5355%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5384%
1700−1750
+5384%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−5400%
220−230
+5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−5300%
270−280
+5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−5355%
600−650
+5355%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5384%
1700−1750
+5384%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−5400%
220−230
+5400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Hitman 3 5−6
−5300%
270−280
+5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−5355%
600−650
+5355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5384%
1700−1750
+5384%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−5233%
160−170
+5233%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%

This is how HD Graphics 405 and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 5213% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 39.90
Recency 1 April 2015 12 October 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 170 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has 2733.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 5441.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.


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