GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs HD Graphics 400
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 6834% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1094 | 12 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 20 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 67.56 |
| Power efficiency | 12.81 | 24.22 |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Braswell GT1 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 7168 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | 1980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 554.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 35.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 80 |
| TMUs | 12 | 224 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 224 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 56 |
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 | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 504.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK 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 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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 | 3−4
−7133%
| 217
+7133%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−13300%
| 134
+13300%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−8100%
| 82
+8100%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.76 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.47 |
| 4K | no data | 7.30 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 196
+0%
|
196
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 184
+0%
|
184
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 203
+0%
|
203
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 200
+0%
|
200
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 185
+0%
|
185
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 412
+0%
|
412
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 144
+0%
|
144
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 190
+0%
|
190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 201
+0%
|
201
+0%
|
| Valorant | 400−450
+0%
|
400−450
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 148
+0%
|
148
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 183
+0%
|
183
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 154
+0%
|
154
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 133
+0%
|
133
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 400 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:
- RTX 4070 SUPER is 7133% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4070 SUPER is 13300% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4070 SUPER is 8100% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.97 | 67.26 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 8 January 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 220 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has 3566.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 6834% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 400 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.
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