HD Graphics 4600 vs GeForce GTS 350M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 350M and HD Graphics 4600, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 4600 outperforms GTS 350M by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1095 | 919 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 64 |
| Power efficiency | 2.61 | 6.37 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 7.5 (2013) |
| GPU code name | GT215 | Haswell GT2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 27 May 2013 (11 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 | 96 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 22.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.24 TFLOPS | 0.352 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 360 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | Ring Bus |
| SLI options | + | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | 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 | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 Connectors | DisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGA | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 8−9
−75%
| 14
+75%
|
| Full HD | 6−7
−83.3%
| 11
+83.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16
+77.8%
|
| Fortnite | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 4 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−50%
|
18
+50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5
−20%
|
| World of Tanks | 24−27
−12.5%
|
27
+12.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−100%
|
12−14
+100%
|
| World of Tanks | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Elden Ring | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Elden Ring | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how GTS 350M and HD Graphics 4600 compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 4600 is 75% faster in 900p
- HD Graphics 4600 is 83% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTS 350M is 20% faster.
- in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 4600 is 140% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTS 350M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- HD Graphics 4600 is ahead in 27 tests (63%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (35%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 1.85 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 27 May 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 45 Watt |
GTS 350M has 60.7% lower power consumption.
HD Graphics 4600, on the other hand, has a 74.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics 4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 350M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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