HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon HD 7470M

Place in the ranking	1092	1078
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.38	12.91
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Seymour	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2012 (12 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 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 cores	160	96
Core clock speed	750 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	7.200
Floating-point processing power	0.256 TFLOPS	0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	2
TMUs	8	12

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 2.0 x16

Ring Bus

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	DDR3	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	+

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.

HD 7470M 1.06

HD Graphics 400 1.13
+6.6%

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.

HD 7470M 440

HD Graphics 400 450
+2.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

+0%

3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

+0%

1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.06	1.13
Recency	7 January 2012	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	6 Watt

HD Graphics 400 has a 6.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 7470M and HD Graphics 400.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.