HD Graphics 400 vs UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Place in the ranking	857	1087
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	12.98
Architecture	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Alder Lake Xe	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2023 (2 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	24	96
Core clock speed	450 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	750 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	7.200
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	2
TMUs	no data	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

no data

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	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	+	+

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 data

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	3.0
Vulkan	-	+

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.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 2.25
+106%

HD Graphics 400 1.09

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.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 1185
+163%

HD Graphics 400 450

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

7
+133%

3−4

−133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

12−14

+140%

5−6
−140%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	7 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Dota 2	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Fortnite	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Valorant	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +120%	5−6 −120%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +120%	10−11 −120%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Valorant	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3	0−1

This is how UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is 133% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.25	1.09
Recency	3 January 2023	1 April 2015
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) has a 106.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

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