HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce 9500 GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9500 GT with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms 9500 GT by a whopping 128% 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 | 1303 | 1137 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 13.23 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | G96 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $85.99 | no data |
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 | 32 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 9.600 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.096 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 32 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 | 175 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2) | 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 | Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
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 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 0.43 | 0.98 |
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 127.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9500 GT is a desktop graphics card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.
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