HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs GeForce GTX 950A

Place in the ranking	613	1305
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.31	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code name	GM107	Braswell
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (10 years ago)	1 April 2016 (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	640	12
Core clock speed	993 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	640 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	44.96	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no data
L1 Cache	320 KB	no data
L2 Cache	2 MB	no 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).

Interface

MXM-B (3.0)

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	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1001 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	32.03 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	5.0	-

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 HD

120−130
+1400%

−1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how GTX 950A and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:

GTX 950A is 1400% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 31 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.88	0.39
Recency	13 March 2015	1 April 2016
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

GTX 950A has a 1407.7% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 950A is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.

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