HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260 with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.

GTX 260
2008
896 MB GDDR3, 182 Watt
3.15
+179%

GTX 260 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7511078
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency1.1912.91
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameGT200Braswell GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 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 cores19296
Core clock speed576 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data600 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt6 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.867.200
Floating-point processing power0.4769 TFLOPS0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs282
TMUs6412

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16Ring Bus
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR3DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount896 MB8 GB
Memory bus width448 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed999 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.3
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/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 3.15 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

GTX 260 has a 178.8% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 814.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 2933.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.


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