HD Graphics 4400 vs GeForce 7900 GTO
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1076 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.80 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 7.5 (2013) |
| GPU code name | G71 | Haswell GT2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2006 (19 years ago) | 3 September 2013 (12 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 | no data | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 81 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 19.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.304 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 660 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 42.24 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2006 | 3 September 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 81 Watt | 20 Watt |
HD Graphics 4400 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 305% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GTO and HD Graphics 4400. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7900 GTO is a desktop graphics card while HD Graphics 4400 is a notebook one.
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