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. Intel HD Graphics 3000 ► remove from comparison The Intel HD Graphics GPU in our review sample of the MS Surface 3 (Atom x7-Z8700) only supported DisplayPort 1.1 as it seems, as 4K (3840x2160) with 30 Hz was the maximum Refresh Rate we could achieve (no 60 Hz selectable with the pre-installed drivers). The integrated video decoder is able to display even 4K videos (H.264 tested) fluently. For example Team Fortress 2 was running on the Surface 3 (x7-Z8700) only in lowest settings and 1280x720 fluently (11 - 69 fps range). Using Android, even high end 3D games should run fluently. In Windows, gaming is limited to less demanding or quite old games. Depending on the SoC offers 12 or 16 EUs.Ītom x7-Z8700: 16 EUs 200 - 600 MHz, dual-channel memoryĪtom x5-Z8500: 12 EUs 200 - 600 MHz, dual-channel memoryĪtom x5-Z8300: 12 EUs 200 - 500 MHz, single-channel memory Based on a Broadwell GPU (Intel Gen8) and supports DirectX 11.2. The Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) is an integrated graphics card in the Cherry-Trail SoCs (e.g. Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) ► remove from comparison