Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs HD Graphics 405
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 405 and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 1381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1232 | 485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.86 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Braswell GT1 | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (11 years ago) | 9 November 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 | 128 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 9.600 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1536 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
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 | no data |
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 | System Shared | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
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 | 15
−86.7%
| 28
+86.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−234%
|
95−100
+234%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
−670%
|
150−160
+670%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1317%
|
170−180
+1317%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 27 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−350%
|
27−30
+350%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−234%
|
95−100
+234%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1317%
|
170−180
+1317%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 23 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−350%
|
27−30
+350%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−234%
|
95−100
+234%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−686%
|
55−60
+686%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 405 and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU is 87% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 2100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 27 tests (50%)
- there's a draw in 27 tests (50%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 10.22 |
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 1381% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 133% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.
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