Apple M1 7-Core GPU vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | no data |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (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 cores | 6 | 7 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 5 nm |
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 bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 7-Core GPU has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Apple M1 7-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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