HD Graphics 6000 vs Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 6000 and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the HD Graphics 6000 stacks up against Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 6000 and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 6000 and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with HD Graphics 6000 or Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1
Memory type System Shared DDR4
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • HD Graphics 6000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 10−11 30−33
medium / 1080p 2−3 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 6000 Tiger Lake U Xe Graphics G7
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name Broadwell GT3 Tiger Lake Xe
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 January 2015 15 August 2020
Pipelines 48 96
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit
Shared memory + +
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.80
Quick Sync + +
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