In addition to the GPU, the chip also houses some dedicated units for decoding and encoding HD videos.

In the Unigine Valley benchmark a i7-2637M for example reached the same score with 2x AA and 4x AA. We could measure smooth frame rates in games like Dead Space 3, World of Tanks, Fifa 13, Torchlight 2, Counter-Strike: GO reach, Diablo 3, and many older games, though usually only in minimal detail settings. For accurate performance analysis and gaming benchmarks, read our article 'Intel HD Graphics 3000' or scroll down in this article.Īltought 2x Antialiasing (AA) is supported, the chip is as fast as when rendering 4x AA. The quality of the Intel drivers has been improved over the years, so most games are flawlessly playable (if the minimum requirements are fullfilled). GeForce 310M) and AMD ( HD 5450). In comparison with AMD's APU models, the HD 3000 can only compete against the C-and E-series, but not the faster Llano and Trinity models. Our performance tests with the high clocked mainstream version of the HD Graphics 3000 in quad-core processors showed a performance level on par with older entry level generations from NVIDIA (e.g. OpenCL is not supported (the media SDK only uses the CPU). The EUs can be accessed using DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 3.0 and DirectCompute 4.1. The slower HD Graphics 2000 uses only 6 Execution Units. The HD 3000 offers 12 Execution Units (EUs) like the old Intel GMA HD but due to architectural changes each EU is now faster. Mainstream and high-end Dual und Quad-Core Core ix-2xx0 (base 650MHz, Turbo 1100-1300MHz).LV processors Core ix-2xx5 (base 500MHz, Turbo 1000MHz).

ULV processors Core ix-2xx7 (base 350MHz, Turbo 900-1000MHz).

The base speed and the turbo boost speed of the HD Graphics 3000 depend on the processor: Due to TurboBoost, the GPU can be overclocked depending on the current CPU load and power consumption. The Intel HD Graphics 3000 (or Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD 3000, GMA HD 3000, Intel HD Graphics 200) is an integrated graphics card in the Sandy Bridge codenamed processors. The HD Graphics 3000 has no dedicated memory but shares the Level 3 / LLC Cache with the CPU cores and also part of the main memory.

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