HD Graphics 400 vs HD Graphics
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms HD Graphics by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1157 | 1080 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 166 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.300 | 7.680 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.1008 gflops | 0.1229 gflops |
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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Width | IGP | IGP |
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 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.1.80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 1.13 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 1 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 46.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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