Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

The Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is an integrated graphics card in the mobile Ivy Bridge codenamed processors (Celeron and Pentium). It is the successor the the Intel HD Graphics 2000 in the Sandy Bridge CPUs and performs between the old HD 2000 and 3000 GPU.

Compared to the faster HD Graphics 4000, the HD Graphics features less Execution Units (6 versus 16) and only one texture sampler. Therefore, the performance is clearly worse and only suited for low demanding gaming. Intel states a 10 to 15% higher performance compared to the old Sandy Bridge based HD Graphics 2000 (see our benchmarks below), which is similar to AMDs low-end GPUs like the integrated Radeon HD 8210. Therefore, only casual games with low requirements are playable.

A speciality of the Ivy Bridge GPUs is that 4x MSAA is supported in hardware now. However, 2x is only supported through software. The algorithm to support 2x is going through the 4x pipeline with a software algorithm, so performance is similar to 4x MSAA.

The integrated video decoder called Multi Format Codec Engine (MFX) was also improved and should allow even simultaneus 4K video decoding. DXVAChecker lists MPEG2, VC1, WMV9, and H264 as supported codecs. QuickSync for fast transcoding of videos was also optimized for higher performance and better image quality.

Another new feature is the support for up to 3 independent displays (maybe only with a DisplayPort) as AMD offers with theirs Eyefinity support (up to 6 displays).

Due to the 22nm 3D Tri-Gate production process, the power consumption should be relatively low (the development was focused on performance per Watt).

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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The Intel HD Graphics (Family) is a processor graphics card which is integrated in the cheap Celeron and Pentium model of the Sandy Bridge generation. It is similar to the Intel HD Graphics 2000 and not with the processor graphics of the older Arrandale dual-core processors (which bears the same name).

Depending on the processor, the HD graphics offers a different base and Turbo Boost clock speed. Currently there are three different models:

Power Saving e.g. Celeron 847: base 350MHz, Turbo 800MHz
Celeron e.g. Celeron B810: base 650MHz, Turbo 950MHz
Pentium e.g. Pentium B950: base 650MHz, Turbo 1100MHz

Furthermore, the slow CPU performance of some models may influence the games a lot. For example, although the GPU in the Celeron B710 differs not much from the Pentium B950, the gaming performance was clearly worse and many games were unplayable.

As the Intel HD Graphics 3000 and 2000, the processor graphics card is able to use part of the last level cache of the processor (2MB usually for the entry level CPUs). This could be seen as a small amount of very fast dedicated memory.

Altought 2x Antialiasing (AA) is supported, the chip is as fast as when rendering 4x AA. In the Unigine Valley benchmark a similar HD 3000 i7-2637M for example reached the same score with 2x AA and 4x AA.

The feature set compared to the HD Graphics 3000 is also reduced in these entry level CPUs. E.g. Intel Quick Sync (for de- and encoding of HD videos), In Tru 3D, Clear Video HD are usually deactivated.

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Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

HD Graphics Series

HD Graphics P530	24 @ 0.35 - 1.05 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5600	24 @ 0.3 - 1.05 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 6000	48 @ 0.3 - 1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4600	20 @ 0.2 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5500	24 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5000	40 @ 0.2 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4400	20 @ 0.2 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5300	24 @ 0.1 - 0.9 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4000	16 @ 0.35 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Broadwell)	12 @ 0.1 - 0.85 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4200	20 @ 0.2 - 0.85 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Skylake)	12 @ 0.3 - 0.8 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)	16 @ 0.32 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Braswell)	16 @ 0.32 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	12 @ 0.32 - 0.64 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Haswell)	10 @ 0.2 - 1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	16 @ 0.2 - 0.6 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 3000	12 @ 0.35 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 2500	6 @ 0.65 - 1.15 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	6 @ 0.35 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 2000	6 @ 0.85 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)	6 @ 0.35 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Bay Trail)	4 @ 0.31 - 0.9 GHz	32/64/128 Bit

HD Graphics P530	24 @ 0.35 - 1.05 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5600	24 @ 0.3 - 1.05 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 6000	48 @ 0.3 - 1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4600	20 @ 0.2 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5500	24 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5000	40 @ 0.2 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4400	20 @ 0.2 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 5300	24 @ 0.1 - 0.9 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4000	16 @ 0.35 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Broadwell)	12 @ 0.1 - 0.85 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 4200	20 @ 0.2 - 0.85 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Skylake)	12 @ 0.3 - 0.8 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)	16 @ 0.32 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Braswell)	16 @ 0.32 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	12 @ 0.32 - 0.64 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Haswell)	10 @ 0.2 - 1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Cherry Trail)	16 @ 0.2 - 0.6 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 3000	12 @ 0.35 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 2500	6 @ 0.65 - 1.15 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	6 @ 0.35 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 2000	6 @ 0.85 - 1.35 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)	6 @ 0.35 - 1.1 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics (Bay Trail)	4 @ 0.31 - 0.9 GHz	32/64/128 Bit

Codename

Ivy Bridge GT1

Sandy Bridge

Architecture

Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge

Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge

Pipelines

6 - unified

Core Speed

350 - 1100 (Boost) MHz

Memory Bus Width

64/128 Bit

Shared Memory

yes

API

DirectX 11.0, Shader 5.0

DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1

technology

22 nm

32 nm

Date of Announcement

01.10.2012

01.05.2011

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.intel.com

CPU in HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Pentium 2030M	2 x 2500 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Pentium 2020M	2 x 2400 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Celeron 1020E	2 x 2200 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
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Intel Celeron 1020M	2 x 2100 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Pentium 2127U	2 x 1900 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Celeron 1005M	2 x 1900 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Pentium 2117U	2 x 1800 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 1000M	2 x 1800 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 1037U	2 x 1800 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 1017U	2 x 1600 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 1007U	2 x 1500 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 1047UE	2 x 1400 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	900 MHz
Intel Pentium 2129Y	2 x 1100 MHz, 10 W	350 MHz	850 MHz
Intel Celeron 1019Y	2 x 1000 MHz, 10 W	350 MHz	800 MHz
Intel Celeron 927UE	1 x 1500 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	900 MHz
min. - max.		350 - 650 MHz	800 - 1100 MHz

CPU in HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Pentium G860	2 x 3000 MHz, 65 W	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Pentium B980	2 x 2400 MHz, 35 W	650 - 1100 MHz	? MHz
Intel Pentium B970	2 x 2300 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1150 MHz
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Intel Pentium B960	2 x 2200 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Pentium B950	2 x 2100 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Pentium B940	2 x 2000 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Celeron B840	2 x 1900 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Celeron B830	2 x 1800 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Celeron B820	2 x 1700 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1050 MHz
Intel Celeron B815	2 x 1600 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1050 MHz
Intel Celeron B810	2 x 1600 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Pentium 997	2 x 1600 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Pentium 987	2 x 1500 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 887	2 x 1500 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron B800	2 x 1500 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Pentium 977	2 x 1400 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 877	2 x 1400 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Pentium 967	2 x 1300 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 867	2 x 1300 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Pentium 957	2 x 1200 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	800 MHz
Intel Celeron B730	1 x 1800 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 847	2 x 1100 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	800 MHz
Intel Celeron 807	1 x 1500 MHz, 17 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Celeron B720	1 x 1700 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron B710	1 x 1600 MHz, 35 W	650 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Celeron 797	1 x 1400 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
min. - max.		350 - 650 - 1100 MHz	800 - 1150 MHz