Xbox Series X GPU vs HD Graphics

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1150not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.53no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Scarlett
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores483328
Core clock speed650 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors392 million15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate6.300379.6
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPS12.15 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs6208

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16IGP
Lengthno data301 mm
WidthIGPIGP

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 Shared10 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared320 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data560.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.801.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2012 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 200 Watt

HD Graphics has 471.4% lower power consumption.

Xbox Series X GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics and Xbox Series X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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