HD Graphics 3000 Vs 4000 – gaming
While benchmarks reveal the comparative scores, it does not really tell real life gaming performance. In the table below we have presented the gaming comparison of the two integrated graphics.
Game | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) – Medium Setting |
45 fps | 32 fps |
Batman: Arkham City (2011) – Medium Setting | 44 fps | 31 fps |
StarCraft 2 (2010) Medium Setting | 33 fps | 19 fps |
Metro 2033 (2010) – Medium setting | 23 | 13 |
Dirt 3 (2011) – Medium | 42 fps | 26 fps |
Here are the same thing presented in the form of horizontal bar for ease of reading.
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) – Medium Setting
HD 4000 | 45 |
HD 3000 | 32 |
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) – Medium Setting
HD 4000 | 44 |
HD 3000 | 31 |
StarCraft 2 (2010) Medium Setting
HD 4000 | 33 |
HD 3000 | 19 |
Metro 2033 (2010) – Medium setting
HD 4000 | 23 |
HD 3000 | 13 |
Dirt 3 (2011) – Medium
HD 4000 | 42 |
HD 3000 | 26 |
As we can see, the HD graphics is close 1.5x better than the HD Graphics 3000. Many games that will other wise stutter with HD Graphics 3000 are now playable with HD Graphics 4000.
In the next post we will take a look at the Quick Sync – the video encoding performance of the HD Graphics 3000 versus that of the HD Graphics 4000.
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