HD Graphics 3000 vs Radeon RX 540

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 540 and HD Graphics 3000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 540
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.24
+997%

RX 540 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 997% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5421187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.93no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameLexaSandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 November 2017 (7 years ago)1 February 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 cores51296
Core clock speed1124 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1219 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate39.0115.60
Floating-point processing power1.248 TFLOPS0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPs162
TMUs3212

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

RX 540 7.24
+997%
HD Graphics 3000 0.66

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 540 2788
+998%
HD Graphics 3000 254

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.

RX 540 13720
+775%
HD Graphics 3000 1568

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.

RX 540 24170
+866%
HD Graphics 3000 2503

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 HD23
+188%
8
−188%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Hitman 3 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+567%
6−7
−567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Hitman 3 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Hitman 3 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+282%
10−12
−282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how RX 540 and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • RX 540 is 188% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 540 is 2200% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 3000 is 43% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 540 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • HD Graphics 3000 is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.24 0.66
Recency 11 November 2017 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

RX 540 has a 997% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 540 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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