HD Graphics 400 vs Quadro FX 1800
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 1800 with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms FX 1800 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1181 | 1156 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.26 | 13.41 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | G94 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (17 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $489 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.176 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 48 KB | no data |
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 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 198 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 967% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 883% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro FX 1800 and HD Graphics 400.
Be aware that Quadro FX 1800 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.
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