Radeon RX 560D vs HD Graphics 4600
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 988 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 99 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.55 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT2 | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 May 2013 (12 years ago) | 4 July 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $99 |
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 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1090 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1175 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 65.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.352 TFLOPS | 2.106 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 20 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 224 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1024 KB |
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 x8 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 May 2013 | 4 July 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
HD Graphics 4600 has 44% lower power consumption.
RX 560D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 57% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4600 and Radeon RX 560D. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 4600 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 560D is a desktop one.
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