HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon RX 5600 XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5600 XT with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
RX 5600 XT outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 3021% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 143 | 1078 |
Place by popularity | 90 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 54.80 | no data |
Power efficiency | 16.13 | 12.92 |
Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
GPU code name | Navi 10 | Braswell GT1 |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 21 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 | 96 |
Core clock speed | 1130 MHz | 320 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | 600 MHz |
Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 189 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 6 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 224.6 | 7.200 |
Floating-point processing power | 7.188 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 64 | 2 |
TMUs | 144 | 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 4.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no 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 type | GDDR6 | DDR3L |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 288.0 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
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.
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.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Full HD | 107
+3467%
| 3−4
−3467%
|
1440p | 61
+6000%
| 1−2
−6000%
|
4K | 36
+3500%
| 1−2
−3500%
|
Cost per frame, $
1080p | 2.61 | no data |
1440p | 4.57 | no data |
4K | 7.75 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 83
+4050%
|
2−3
−4050%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 75−80
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 92
+4500%
|
2−3
−4500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+3700%
|
3−4
−3700%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 104
+3367%
|
3−4
−3367%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 74
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+3800%
|
2−3
−3800%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 85−90
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+3520%
|
5−6
−3520%
|
Hitman 3 | 83
+4050%
|
2−3
−4050%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 275
+3338%
|
8−9
−3338%
|
Metro Exodus | 144
+3500%
|
4−5
−3500%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 112
+3633%
|
3−4
−3633%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 120−130
+3075%
|
4−5
−3075%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 262
+3175%
|
8−9
−3175%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 173
+3360%
|
5−6
−3360%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 76
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+3700%
|
3−4
−3700%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 98
+3167%
|
3−4
−3167%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 63
+3050%
|
2−3
−3050%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+3800%
|
2−3
−3800%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 85−90
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+3520%
|
5−6
−3520%
|
Hitman 3 | 83
+4050%
|
2−3
−4050%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 272
+3300%
|
8−9
−3300%
|
Metro Exodus | 140
+3400%
|
4−5
−3400%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 94
+3033%
|
3−4
−3033%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 158
+3060%
|
5−6
−3060%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 248
+3443%
|
7−8
−3443%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 75−80
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 62
+6100%
|
1−2
−6100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 79
+3850%
|
2−3
−3850%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+3800%
|
2−3
−3800%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 138
+3350%
|
4−5
−3350%
|
Hitman 3 | 77
+3750%
|
2−3
−3750%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 115
+3733%
|
3−4
−3733%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 141
+3425%
|
4−5
−3425%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+4100%
|
2−3
−4100%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 88
+4300%
|
2−3
−4300%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+3250%
|
2−3
−3250%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+5300%
|
1−2
−5300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 45
+4400%
|
1−2
−4400%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 62
+6100%
|
1−2
−6100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 30 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+4000%
|
1−2
−4000%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+3267%
|
6−7
−3267%
|
Hitman 3 | 52
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 89
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
Metro Exodus | 88
+4300%
|
2−3
−4300%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 97
+3133%
|
3−4
−3133%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 242
+3357%
|
7−8
−3357%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 69
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Hitman 3 | 36
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 107
+3467%
|
3−4
−3467%
|
Metro Exodus | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 46
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 37
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 12 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 70
+3400%
|
2−3
−3400%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 57
+5600%
|
1−2
−5600%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 11 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
This is how RX 5600 XT and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:
- RX 5600 XT is 3467% faster in 1080p
- RX 5600 XT is 6000% faster in 1440p
- RX 5600 XT is 3500% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 35.27 | 1.13 |
Recency | 21 January 2020 | 1 April 2015 |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 6 Watt |
RX 5600 XT has a 3021.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 2400% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 XT is a desktop card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook 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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