HD Graphics P4600 vs UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Place in the ranking	843	959
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.29
Architecture	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)	Generation 7.5 (2013)
GPU code name	Alder Lake Xe	Haswell GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 June 2013 (11 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	160
Core clock speed	450 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	750 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	392 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	84 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	24.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	2
TMUs	no data	20

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	IGP
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	no data	System Shared
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

no data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API 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	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.1.80

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

8
+60%

5−6

−60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) and HD Graphics P4600 compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is 60% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.32	1.57
Recency	3 January 2023	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	10 nm	22 nm

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) has a 47.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is a notebook card while HD Graphics P4600 is a desktop one.

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