HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce 8800 Ultra
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8800 Ultra with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
8800 Ultra outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 952 | 1088 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.67 | 13.04 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $829 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 612 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 612 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.17 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3871 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 12 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 270 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1080 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 103.7 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 1.60 | 1.09 |
| Recency | 2 May 2007 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 6 Watt |
8800 Ultra has a 46.8% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 2750% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 8800 Ultra is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 8800 Ultra is a desktop card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.
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