HD Graphics 4000 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti with HD Graphics 4000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.80
+2934%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by a whopping 2934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1351065
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.32no data
Power efficiency9.991.83
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGM200Ivy Bridge GT2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 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 cores2816128
Core clock speed1000 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million1,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate189.416.00
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS0.256 TFLOPS
ROPs962
TMUs17616

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 x16Ring Bus
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount6 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth336.5 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 DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.54.0
OpenCL1.21.2
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 980 Ti 35.80
+2934%
HD Graphics 4000 1.18

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 980 Ti 13809
+2942%
HD Graphics 4000 454

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 980 Ti 23057
+4309%
HD Graphics 4000 523

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 980 Ti 48631
+1543%
HD Graphics 4000 2959

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 980 Ti 16961
+3434%
HD Graphics 4000 480

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 980 Ti 98958
+2526%
HD Graphics 4000 3769

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 980 Ti 443119
+900%
HD Graphics 4000 44324

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:

900p350−400
+2817%
12
−2817%
Full HD100
+900%
10
−900%
1440p47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
4K52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.49no data
1440p13.81no data
4K12.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+3767%
3−4
−3767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+2900%
3−4
−2900%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+18100%
1−2
−18100%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+986%
14−16
−986%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+3800%
3−4
−3800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4200%
2−3
−4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+1513%
8−9
−1513%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+284%
30−35
−284%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Battlefield 5 47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+18100%
1−2
−18100%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+986%
14−16
−986%
Metro Exodus 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4200%
2−3
−4200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+1513%
8−9
−1513%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 155
+1092%
13
−1092%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+284%
30−35
−284%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+820%
5−6
−820%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Hitman 3 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+986%
14−16
−986%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+1513%
8−9
−1513%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+436%
10−12
−436%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+284%
30−35
−284%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+4200%
2−3
−4200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+2650%
2−3
−2650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+3300%
6−7
−3300%
Hitman 3 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+4150%
2−3
−4150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+3540%
5−6
−3540%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 29 0−1
Hitman 3 27−30 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+3320%
5−6
−3320%
Metro Exodus 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and HD Graphics 4000 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 2817% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 900% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 4600% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 5100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 18100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980 Ti surpassed HD Graphics 4000 in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.80 1.18
Recency 2 June 2015 14 May 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm

GTX 980 Ti has a 2933.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

HD Graphics 4000, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while HD Graphics 4000 is a notebook one.


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