GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs HD Graphics 400
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 and GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 4060 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 3958% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1080 | 73 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 56 |
| Power efficiency | 12.96 | 27.45 |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Braswell GT1 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 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 | 96 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | 1890 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 181.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 11.61 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 12 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 24 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 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 | DDR3L | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
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.
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.
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 | 2−3
−5450%
| 111
+5450%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−6100%
| 62
+6100%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 39 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 134
+0%
|
134
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 267
+0%
|
267
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80
+0%
|
80
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 138
+0%
|
138
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 215
+0%
|
215
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 142
+0%
|
142
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 187
+0%
|
187
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 400 and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4060 Mobile is 5450% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4060 Mobile is 6100% faster in 1440p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.13 | 45.85 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 115 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has 1816.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3957.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 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.
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