RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile vs HD Graphics (Skylake)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 35 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.57 |
| Architecture | Gen. 9 Skylake (2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT1 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (1 year 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 | 12 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP) |
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 |
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/LPDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 16000 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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_1 | 12 Ultimate |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 21 March 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Skylake) and RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Skylake) is a notebook graphics card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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