UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.34

UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 571% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1308862
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeTiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)30 March 2021 (3 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 cores616
Core clock speed350 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology32 nm10 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 width64/128 Bitno data
Shared memory++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.112_1

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) 0.34
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 2.28
+571%

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 7190
+637%

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
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 7982
+468%

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
−57.1%
11
+57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Atomic Heart 2−3
−250%
7
+250%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Atomic Heart 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Valorant 24−27
−57.7%
40−45
+57.7%
Atomic Heart 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10
−330%
40−45
+330%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 10−11
−130%
23
+130%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−125%
9
+125%
Valorant 24−27
−57.7%
40−45
+57.7%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 10−11
−120%
22
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5
+25%
Valorant 24−27
−57.7%
40−45
+57.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Fortnite 0−1 4−5
Atomic Heart 0−1 2−3
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
+0%
7
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+0%
6
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 57% 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 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is ahead in 32 tests (58%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 2.28
Recency 1 May 2011 30 March 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) has a 570.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

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