HD Graphics 505 vs FirePro M4000

Place in the ranking	686	1118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.66	10.84
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code name	Chelsea	Apollo Lake GT1.5
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 June 2012 (12 years ago)	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	144
Core clock speed	675 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	21.60	11.70
Floating-point processing power	0.6912 TFLOPS	0.1872 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	3
TMUs	32	18

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP
Form factor	MXM-A	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
StereoOutput3D	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M4000 4.13
+339%

HD Graphics 505 0.94

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M4000 1593
+340%

HD Graphics 505 362

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M4000 1981
+220%

HD Graphics 505 620

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FirePro M4000 8628
+267%

HD Graphics 505 2351

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

FirePro M4000 1713
+320%

HD Graphics 505 408

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

FirePro M4000 12587
+269%

HD Graphics 505 3414

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

25
+257%

−257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
Hitman 3	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
Hitman 3	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	9−10	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
Hitman 3	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +38.7%	30−35 −38.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+1000%

1−2

−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

This is how FirePro M4000 and HD Graphics 505 compete in popular games:

FirePro M4000 is 257% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M4000 is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, FirePro M4000 surpassed HD Graphics 505 in all 38 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.13	0.94
Recency	27 June 2012	1 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	10 Watt

FirePro M4000 has a 339.4% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 505, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 230% lower power consumption.

The FirePro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 505 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M4000 is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 505 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.