HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GT 320M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 320M and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms 320M by a whopping 308% 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 | 1408 | 1131 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.38 | 13.15 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (10 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 | 32 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | Ring Bus |
| 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 | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 | No outputs | 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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−286%
|
27−30
+286%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−285%
|
100−105
+285%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−285%
|
50−55
+285%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−289%
|
35−40
+289%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−286%
|
27−30
+286%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−285%
|
100−105
+285%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−289%
|
35−40
+289%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−286%
|
27−30
+286%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−285%
|
100−105
+285%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−300%
|
60−65
+300%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 0.98 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 308.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 320M in performance tests.
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