HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs Radeon R6 (Mullins)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R6 (Mullins) and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R6 (Mullins) outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1211 | 1214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012) |
| GPU code name | Mullins | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 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 | 128 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 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 width | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Shared memory | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.0 |
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.
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Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks.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.
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 HD | 9−10
+0%
| 9
+0%
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FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
+63.6%
|
11
−63.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how R6 (Mullins) and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compete in popular games:
- A tie in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R6 (Mullins) is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- R6 (Mullins) is ahead in 3 tests (10%)
- there's a draw in 28 tests (90%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 1 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
R6 (Mullins) has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge), on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R6 (Mullins) and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge).
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