Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) integrated GPU

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Technical details

The Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 6 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2011 and belongs to the 6 generation. It has 6 execution units and 48 shaders. The Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient GPU.
Name: Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
Generation: 6
Execution units: 6
Max. Memory: 2.0 GB
Architecture: 32 nm
DirectX Version: 10.1
Shader: 48
Max. displays: 2
HDCP-Version: --
Release date: Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

h264: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
VP8: No
VP9: No
VC-1: Decode
AVC: Decode / Encode
JPEG: No

Used in the following processors

Processor GPU frequency GPU frequency turbo
Intel Pentium 987 0.35 GHz 1.0 GHz
Intel Celeron 807 0.35 GHz 0.95 GHz
Intel Pentium 967 0.35 GHz 1.0 GHz
Intel Celeron G530 0.85 GHz 1.0 GHz
Intel Pentium 957 0.35 GHz 0.8 GHz
Intel Pentium 977 0.35 GHz 1.0 GHz
Intel Pentium G860T 0.65 GHz 1.1 GHz
Intel Pentium B940 0.65 GHz 1.1 GHz
Intel Pentium 997 0.35 GHz 1.0 GHz
Intel Celeron 847 0.35 GHz 0.8 GHz
Intel Pentium G860 0.85 GHz 1.1 GHz
Intel Pentium B970 0.65 GHz 1.15 GHz