HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 460 OEM outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 772 | 1073 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.39 | 13.02 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 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 | 336 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.40 | 7.680 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8736 TFLOPS | 0.1229 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 2 |
| TMUs | 56 | 12 |
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 | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.80 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
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 | 3.01 | 1.13 |
| Recency | 11 October 2010 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 6 Watt |
GTX 460 OEM has a 166.4% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2400% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 460 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 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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