HD Graphics 4000 vs FirePro D300
Aggregated performance score
FirePro D300 outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by 738% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 420 | 1026 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 37 |
| Value for money | 3.97 | 0.13 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Ivy Bridge |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 March 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | $260 | $91 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro D300 has 2954% better value for money than HD Graphics 4000.
Technical specs
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 | 1280 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 1,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 20.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,176 gflops | 33.6 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on FirePro D300 and HD Graphics 4000 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 162.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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:
| 900p | 100−110
+733%
| 12
−733%
|
| Full HD | 90−95
+718%
| 11
−718%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 9.80 | 1.17 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 23 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
The FirePro D300 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D300 is a workstation card while HD Graphics 4000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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