GMA vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)

Place in the ranking	1243	1534
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 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

-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
World of Tanks	14−16	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8	0−1

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	0−1	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Valorant	5−6	0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	14−16	0−1
Valorant	1−2	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.

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