HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) - video card comparison
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
Architecture
Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)
GPU code name
Sandy Bridge
Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segment
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
May 2011
October 2012
Boost clock speed
1100 MHz
1100 MHz
Core clock speed
350 MHz
350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
32 nm
22 nm
Pipelines / CUDA cores
6
6
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
64/128 Bit
Shared memory
+
+
DirectX
10.1
11.0