HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 260

Place in performance ranking	714	1041
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	GT200	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$49 (0.1x MSRP)	$710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 260 and HD Graphics 400 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	96
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	640 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	6 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	36.9 billion/sec	7.680
Floating-point performance	476.9 gflops	134.4 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	896 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	448 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	111.9 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80
CUDA	+	no data

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	3.17	1.13
Recency	16 June 2008	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	6 Watt