GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs HD Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics with GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics
2012
35 Watt
0.78

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 3804% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1156187
Place by popularity96not in top-100
Power efficiency1.5318.20
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)29 January 2019 (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 cores481920
Core clock speed650 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors392 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate6.300144.0
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPS4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs148
TMUs6120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data336.0 GB/s
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 outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.801.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD Graphics 0.78
RTX 2060 Mobile 30.45
+3804%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 300
RTX 2060 Mobile 16331
+5344%

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 HD2−3
−5100%
104
+5100%
1440p1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%
4K1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Elden Ring 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 149
+0%
149
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Valorant 140
+0%
140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24
+0%
Dota 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Elden Ring 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 123
+0%
123
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 61
+0%
61
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 247
+0%
247
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45
+0%
45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 81
+0%
81
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
+0%
21
+0%
Dota 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Far Cry 5 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+0%
107
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 123
+0%
123
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 29
+0%
29
+0%
World of Tanks 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 87
+0%
87
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Elden Ring 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 98
+0%
98
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 41
+0%
41
+0%

This is how HD Graphics and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 5100% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 6500% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 4100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 30.45
Recency 1 April 2012 29 January 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 115 Watt

HD Graphics has 228.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3803.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook 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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