GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB vs HD Graphics 4600
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 916 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 63 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.40 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT2 | GP102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 May 2013 (11 years ago) | no data (2024 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 | 160 | 3200 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1557 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1670 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 11,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 334.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.352 TFLOPS | 10.69 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 80 |
| TMUs | 20 | 200 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | System Shared | GDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1376 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 528.4 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 | 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 250 Watt |
HD Graphics 4600 has 455.6% lower power consumption.
GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4600 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 4600 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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