HD Graphics 400 vs FirePro W8000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W8000 with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
W8000 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 879% 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 | 486 | 1146 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.49 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.48 | 13.35 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1792 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 2 |
| TMUs | 112 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 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 | 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | Portable Device Dependent |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
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 | 10.18 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 6 Watt |
FirePro W8000 has a 879% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 3650% lower power consumption.
The FirePro W8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W8000 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.
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