HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Place in the ranking	571	1085
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.15	12.95
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	GM107	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 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	640	96
Core clock speed	914 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	7.200
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	40	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	Ring Bus
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 type	DDR3 or GDDR5	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API and SDK 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	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
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 950M 6.53
+494%

HD Graphics 400 1.10

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 950M 3200
+611%

HD Graphics 400 450

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	29 +625%	4−5 −625%
1440p	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
4K	16 +700%	2−3 −700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Metro Exodus	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +500%	8−9 −500%
Valorant	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Dota 2	38 +533%	6−7 −533%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Fortnite	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Metro Exodus	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 +511%	9−10 −511%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Valorant	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
World of Tanks	100−110 +550%	16−18 −550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Dota 2	67 +570%	10−11 −570%
Far Cry 5	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
Valorant	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +517%	6−7 −517%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1
World of Tanks	45−50 +500%	8−9 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Valorant	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry 5	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Fortnite	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5	0−1
Valorant	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

This is how GTX 950M and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

GTX 950M is 625% faster in 1080p
GTX 950M is 600% faster in 1440p
GTX 950M is 700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.53	1.10
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	6 Watt

GTX 950M has a 493.6% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 950M 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.