Radeon 880M vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Radeon 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.30

880M outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 5693% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1311285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data91.52
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)15 July 2024 (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 cores6512
Core clock speed350 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.80
Floating-point processing powerno data2.97 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3

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.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.30
Radeon 880M 17.38
+5693%

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 (Sandy Bridge) 1405
Radeon 880M 51662
+3578%

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 HD7
−414%
36
+414%
1440p-0−122

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2467%
75−80
+2467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
Valorant 24−27
−446%
140−150
+446%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−950%
21
+950%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10
−2190%
220−230
+2190%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Dota 2 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2467%
75−80
+2467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1225%
53
+1225%
Valorant 24−27
−446%
140−150
+446%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Dota 2 10−11
−5400%
550−600
+5400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2467%
75−80
+2467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−929%
70−75
+929%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−725%
33
+725%
Valorant 24−27
−446%
140−150
+446%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5533%
160−170
+5533%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 18−20
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 40−45

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−127%
30−35
+127%
Valorant 2−3
−5250%
100−110
+5250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70
+0%
70
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Fortnite 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Fortnite 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 54
+0%
54
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 22
+0%
22
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is 414% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 880M is 5533% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is ahead in 26 tests (45%)
  • there's a draw in 32 tests (55%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 17.38
Recency 1 May 2011 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm

Radeon 880M has a 5693.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

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