HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 675MX

Place in the ranking	551	1073
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.91	13.13
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	GK104	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2012 (12 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	960	96
Core clock speed	600 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.32	7.200
Floating-point processing power	1.256 TFLOPS	0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	2
TMUs	80	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 Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	115.2 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
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 675MX 7.04
+523%

HD Graphics 400 1.13

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.

GTX 675MX 2831
+529%

HD Graphics 400 450

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

50
+525%

8−9

−525%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+1000%

1−2

−1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +583%	6−7 −583%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +563%	8−9 −563%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +583%	6−7 −583%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +563%	8−9 −563%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +583%	6−7 −583%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +563%	8−9 −563%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+533%

3−4
−533%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Hitman 3	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +529%	7−8 −529%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+1100%

1−2

−1100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

This is how GTX 675MX and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

GTX 675MX is 525% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.04	1.13
Recency	1 October 2012	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	6 Watt

GTX 675MX has a 523% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 675MX 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.