GMA vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and GMA, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) outperforms GMA by a whopping 4400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1254 | 1542 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) | PowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010) |
| GPU code name | Braswell | Cloverview |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 4 May 2010 (14 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 | 12 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 640 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.066 |
| ROPs | no data | 1 |
| TMUs | no data | 2 |
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 | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| 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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 | 9.0c |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | ES 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
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 | 8 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.45 | 0.01 |
| Recency | 1 April 2016 | 4 May 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) has a 4400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the GMA in performance tests.
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