UHD Graphics 617 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 | 849 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.34 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | Amber Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 November 2018 (5 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 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 25.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.4032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 3 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
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 | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System 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 Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 7 November 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
UHD Graphics 617 has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and UHD Graphics 617. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 617 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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