UHD Graphics vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and UHD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
2012
0.63

UHD Graphics outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a whopping 786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1207614
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Power efficiencyno data38.39
ArchitectureGen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Jasper Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)11 January 2021 (4 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 cores6256
Core clock speed350 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz750 MHz
Manufacturing process technology22 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.384 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataRing 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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2

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 HD9
−733%
75−80
+733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−757%
60−65
+757%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−757%
60−65
+757%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−775%
70−75
+775%
Valorant 27−30
−762%
250−260
+762%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−757%
60−65
+757%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 11
−764%
95−100
+764%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Dota 2 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−775%
70−75
+775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Valorant 27−30
−762%
250−260
+762%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−757%
60−65
+757%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Dota 2 12−14
−733%
100−105
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−775%
70−75
+775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Valorant 27−30
−762%
250−260
+762%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Valorant 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

This is how HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics is 733% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 5.58
Recency 1 October 2012 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics has a 785.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

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