HD Graphics 400 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
14.07
+1145%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 1145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking3721080
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency64.5712.96
Architectureno dataGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1Braswell GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 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 coresno data96
Core clock speedno data320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt6 Watt
Texture fill rateno data7.200
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataRing 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 typeno dataDDR3L
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem 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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data3.0
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 730 (Rocket Lake) 14.07
+1145%
HD Graphics 400 1.13

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 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613
+258%
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 HD120−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Elden Ring 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Metro Exodus 10 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Valorant 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Dota 2 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Elden Ring 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Far Cry 5 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Fortnite 75−80
+1217%
6−7
−1217%
Forza Horizon 4 12 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 6 0−1
Metro Exodus 7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Valorant 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
World of Tanks 180−190
+1229%
14−16
−1229%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Dota 2 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1225%
4−5
−1225%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1325%
4−5
−1325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Valorant 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Elden Ring 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 0−1
World of Tanks 95−100
+1314%
7−8
−1314%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Far Cry 5 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Valorant 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Elden Ring 9−10 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Fortnite 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Valorant 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.07 1.13
Recency 30 March 2021 1 April 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) has a 1145.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.


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