HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GT 445M

Place in performance ranking	871	1080
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	N11E-GE	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 September 2010 (14 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	144	96
CUDA cores	144	no data
Core clock speed	590 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	640 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	14.16	7.680
Floating-point performance	0.3398 gflops	0.1229 gflops

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Width	no data	IGP
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	GDDR5	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	60.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80
CUDA	+	-

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:

900p	19 +90%	10−12 −90%
Full HD	36 +100%	18−20 −100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Hitman 3	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Hitman 3	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Hitman 3	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +100%	18−20 −100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

This is how GT 445M and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

GT 445M is 90% faster in 900p
GT 445M is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.10	1.13
Recency	3 September 2010	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

GT 445M has a 85.8% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 445M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 445M is a notebook card while HD Graphics 400 is a desktop one.

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