HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 280M

Place in the ranking	978	1075
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.38	13.13
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	G92	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 March 2009 (15 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 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	128	96
Core clock speed	585 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.44	7.200
Floating-point processing power	0.3745 TFLOPS	0.1152 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	562	no data
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	64	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-IV	Ring Bus
SLI options	+	-
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	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	GDDR3	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	Up to 950 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	61 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	HDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management

8.0

no data

API 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	2.1	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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.49	1.13
Recency	3 March 2009	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	6 Watt

GTX 280M has a 31.9% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 280M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

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