Intel Core 3 N350 benchmarks reveal modest integrated graphics performance

A fresh Geekbench 5 OpenCL score for Intel’s yet-to-be-announced Core 3 N350 processor just popped up on X, giving us a sneak peek at what its graphics performance might look like. From the looks of it, the N350 is sticking with Intel’s older-gen integrated graphics tech.

The N350’s GPU managed to score 6,191 points in the benchmark. Here’s how it stacks up against a few other graphics solutions:

• Intel UHD Graphics: 6,316 points
• Intel Iris Graphic Plus Graphics 650: 6,295 points
• NVIDIA GeForce 940M (mobile discrete GPU): 6,244 points

Of course, it’s worth remembering that these are early benchmarks, so the final performance could end up being different. And let’s face it—synthetic benchmarks don’t always paint the most accurate picture of what things feel like when you’re actually using the hardware.

If these results stick, they suggest the Core 3 CPUs only offer so-so graphics, which is a shift from Intel's Core Ultra series, where we see fancier graphics and even built-in NPUs (Neural Processing Units).

The lack of an NPU in the Core 3 chips probably won’t matter much to most folks, but if the graphics performance really is this sub-par, it could be a dealbreaker for people on a budget who need decent integrated graphics.