HD Graphics vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.81
+5070%

RTX 4000 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 5070% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1031146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.54no data
Power efficiency17.281.53
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameTU104Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores230448
Core clock speed1005 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate222.56.300
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPs641
TMUs1446
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1625 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.80
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 4000 39.81
+5070%
HD Graphics 0.77

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4000 15362
+5055%
HD Graphics 298

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 39.81 0.77
Recency 13 November 2018 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 35 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 5070.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has 357.1% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.


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