HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti with HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), including specs and performance data.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.47
+2449%

GTX 660 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 2449% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4171241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.84no data
Power efficiency5.27no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGK104Braswell
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 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 cores134412
Core clock speed915 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz640 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate109.8no data
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs112no data

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR564/128 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth144.2 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno 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+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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.

GTX 660 Ti 11.47
+2449%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 0.45

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 660 Ti 8415
+2311%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 349

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.

GTX 660 Ti 5432
+2392%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 218

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 660 Ti 37758
+1951%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 1841

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:

Full HD75
+1150%
6
−1150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 0−1
Battlefield 5 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Hitman 3 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+663%
8−9
−663%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+143%
27−30
−143%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 0−1
Battlefield 5 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Hitman 3 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+663%
8−9
−663%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+143%
27−30
−143%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Hitman 3 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+663%
8−9
−663%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+143%
27−30
−143%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Hitman 3 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+2550%
2−3
−2550%
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 660 Ti is 1150% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 660 Ti is 1050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 660 Ti surpassed HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.47 0.45
Recency 16 August 2012 1 April 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

GTX 660 Ti has a 2448.9% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 660 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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