Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
VS
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
VS
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Value for money (0-100)
0.86
Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Curie
Sandy Bridge
Code name
G73
Laptop
Type
Workstation
1 May 2011 (10 years ago)
Release date
20 April 2006 (15 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$299
$760
Price now
$62 (0.2x MSRP)
Sandy Bridge
GPU code name
G73
Laptop
Market segment
Workstation

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

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Pipelines
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350 MHz
Core clock speed
350 MHz
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
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Transistor count
177 million
32 nm
Manufacturing process technology
90 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
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Texture fill rate
4.200
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Pipelines / CUDA cores
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1100 MHz
Boost clock speed
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Number of transistors
177 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
30 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560.

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Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
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Length
198 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 can be seen in this section.

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Memory type
GDDR3
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Maximum RAM amount
128 MB
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Memory bus width
128 Bit
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Memory clock speed
1200 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
19.2 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
DirectX
9.0c (9_3)
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OpenGL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) or NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Death Stranding (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
F1 2020 (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

0.48% faster in synthetic tests

Finer manufacturing process technology (32 nm vs 90 nm)

Advantages of NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Cheaper ($62 (0.2x MSRP) vs $760)

So, Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) or NVIDIA Quadro FX 560?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) .

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) versus NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score NVIDIA Quadro FX 560