HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Radeon RX Vega M GL Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.68
+2833%

RX Vega M GL outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 2833% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL RX Vega M GL
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4491304
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.74no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code namePolaris 22Sandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 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 cores12806
Core clock speed931 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data

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).

InterfaceIGPno 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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width1024 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth179.2 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 outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)10.1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD230−240
+2775%
8
−2775%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+3800%
2−3
−3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Fortnite 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1014%
7−8
−1014%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
World of Tanks 140−150
+1360%
10
−1360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+1014%
7−8
−1014%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+2850%
2−3
−2850%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12 0−1

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 0−1 0−1

This is how RX Vega M GL and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is 2775% faster in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 1360% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL is ahead in 7 tests (22%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (78%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.68 0.33
Recency 1 February 2018 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

RX Vega M GL has a 2833.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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