HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GT 610

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 610 and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 610
2012
1024 MB DDR3, 29 Watt
0.81

HD Graphics 400 outperforms GT 610 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11361070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.9413.08
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameGF119Braswell GT1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores4896
Core clock speed810 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data640 MHz
Number of transistors292 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt6 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.4807.680
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS0.1229 TFLOPS
ROPs42
TMUs812

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 supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length145 mmno data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGANo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.3
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.1.80
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 610 0.81
HD Graphics 400 1.13
+39.5%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 610 370
HD Graphics 400 450
+21.6%

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 0.81 1.13
Recency 2 April 2012 1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 6 Watt

HD Graphics 400 has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 383.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
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