HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in performance ranking	621	1041
Place by popularity	42	not in top-100
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	no data	$710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	512	96
Core clock speed	no data	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	640 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	7.680
Floating-point performance	no data	134.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and HD Graphics 400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x1
Width	no data	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	no data	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	no data	8 GB
Memory bus width	no data	System Shared
Memory clock speed	no data	System Shared
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors

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No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.3
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	no data	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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+298%

HD Graphics 400 1.13

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms HD Graphics 400 by 298% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
+429%

HD Graphics 400 450

Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) outperforms HD Graphics 400 by 429% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
4K	11 +450%	2−3 −450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

+289%

9
−289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +267%	15 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +250%	10 −250%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +289%	18 −289%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +250%	10 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +289%	9 −289%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +289%	18 −289%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +289%	18 −289%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +285%	26 −285%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +270%	27 −270%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +286%	22 −286%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +275%	16 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +286%	22 −286%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +275%	12 −275%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +264%	11 −264%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +264%	10−12 −264%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +250%	10 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +250%	6 −250%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +250%	10 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +285%	13 −285%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +285%	52 −285%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +296%	24−27 −296%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +267%	15 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +264%	11 −264%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +275%	16 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +285%	13 −285%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210−220 +282%	55 −282%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +275%	8 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +286%	7 −286%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +260%	5 −260%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +286%	7 −286%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +291%	23 −291%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +267%	15 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +293%	14 −293%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +275%	8 −275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +281%	21−24 −281%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+250%

−250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

+275%

8−9
−275%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +233%	3 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +289%	9 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%