HD Graphics vs FirePro V4900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V4900 with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

FirePro V4900
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.57
+234%

V4900 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking8231153
Place by popularitynot in top-10084
Power efficiency2.351.51
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameTurksIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 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 cores48048
Core clock speed800 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1050 MHz
Number of transistors716 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate19.206.300
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPS0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPs81
TMUs246

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length163 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth64 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.0
OpenGL4.44.0
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.80

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 V4900 2.57
+234%
HD Graphics 0.77

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 V4900 990
+232%
HD Graphics 298

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.57 0.77
Recency 1 November 2011 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt

FirePro V4900 has a 233.8% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 81.8% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro V4900 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro V4900 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.


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

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