GeForce 6500 vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) with GeForce 6500, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) outperforms 6500 by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1311 | 1462 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | NV44 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (19 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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 110 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.600 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8.512 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 7
+250%
| 2−3
−250%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+271%
|
7−8
−271%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GeForce 6500 compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is 250% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 0.09 |
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 1 October 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 110 nm |
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) has a 233.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6500 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook card while GeForce 6500 is a desktop one.
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