HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) with HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), including specs and performance data.

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
2014
2.76
+712%

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 712% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8001296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectreSandy Bridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 May 2011 (13 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 cores3846
Core clock speed720 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 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 widthno data64/128 Bit
Shared memory++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)10.1

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. 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.

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 2.76
+712%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.34

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 7338
+652%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976

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.

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 9651
+587%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1405

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 HD14
+100%
7
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 100% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) surpassed HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 0.34
Recency 14 January 2014 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) has a 711.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook one.


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