UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU) vs HD Graphics

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1149not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.52no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1Lakefield GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)28 May 2020 (4 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 cores4848
Core clock speed650 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors392 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology22 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate6.300no data
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1no data
TMUs6no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedDDR4
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12_1
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.0no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.80-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2012 28 May 2020
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU) has an age advantage of 8 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics and UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that HD Graphics is a desktop card while UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU) is a notebook one.


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