ATI Radeon X1600 PRO vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) with Radeon X1600 PRO, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
2016
0.45
+80%

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) outperforms ATI X1600 PRO by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking12411356
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.42
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameBraswellRV530
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12no data
Core clock speed320 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed640 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data157 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data41 Watt
Texture fill rateno data2.000
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data4

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data390 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.48 GB/s
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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.29.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/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 HD6
+100%
3−4
−100%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data66.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and ATI X1600 PRO compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.25
Recency 1 April 2016 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) has a 80% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is a notebook card while Radeon X1600 PRO is a desktop one.


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