HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 2780% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 210 | 1126 |
| Place by popularity | 93 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.55 | 13.22 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (10 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 | 3840 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1425 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,250 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 171.0 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.94 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 2 |
| TMUs | 120 | 12 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | + |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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.
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.
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 | 97
+3133%
| 3−4
−3133%
|
| 1440p | 64
+3100%
| 2−3
−3100%
|
| 4K | 39
+3800%
| 1−2
−3800%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+3320%
|
5−6
−3320%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 103
+3333%
|
3−4
−3333%
|
| God of War | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+3667%
|
3−4
−3667%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+3320%
|
5−6
−3320%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 86
+4200%
|
2−3
−4200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 112
+3633%
|
3−4
−3633%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+3375%
|
4−5
−3375%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+2875%
|
4−5
−2875%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120
+2900%
|
4−5
−2900%
|
| God of War | 91
+2933%
|
3−4
−2933%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+2950%
|
4−5
−2950%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+3100%
|
6−7
−3100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 141
+3425%
|
4−5
−3425%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+3320%
|
5−6
−3320%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+2956%
|
9−10
−2956%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 69
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Dota 2 | 131
+3175%
|
4−5
−3175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 106
+3433%
|
3−4
−3433%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+3375%
|
4−5
−3375%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+2875%
|
4−5
−2875%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 101
+3267%
|
3−4
−3267%
|
| God of War | 73
+3550%
|
2−3
−3550%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 121
+2925%
|
4−5
−2925%
|
| Metro Exodus | 81
+3950%
|
2−3
−3950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+2950%
|
4−5
−2950%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 142
+3450%
|
4−5
−3450%
|
| Valorant | 189
+3050%
|
6−7
−3050%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 131
+3175%
|
4−5
−3175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 62
+3000%
|
2−3
−3000%
|
| Dota 2 | 124
+3000%
|
4−5
−3000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 101
+3267%
|
3−4
−3267%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+2875%
|
4−5
−2875%
|
| God of War | 52
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+2950%
|
4−5
−2950%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 78
+3800%
|
2−3
−3800%
|
| Valorant | 172
+3340%
|
5−6
−3340%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 130−140
+3375%
|
4−5
−3375%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+3400%
|
2−3
−3400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+2929%
|
7−8
−2929%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75
+3650%
|
2−3
−3650%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+2817%
|
6−7
−2817%
|
| Valorant | 304
+2940%
|
10−11
−2940%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 104
+3367%
|
3−4
−3367%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 84
+4100%
|
2−3
−4100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+4000%
|
2−3
−4000%
|
| God of War | 43
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+3700%
|
2−3
−3700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 73
+3550%
|
2−3
−3550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 31
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55
+5400%
|
1−2
−5400%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+2950%
|
6−7
−2950%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 63
+3050%
|
2−3
−3050%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 95
+3067%
|
3−4
−3067%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+5400%
|
1−2
−5400%
|
| God of War | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:
- RTX 3060 Mobile is 3133% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3060 Mobile is 3100% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3060 Mobile is 3800% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.95 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 6 Watt |
RTX 3060 Mobile has a 2779.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 1233.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.
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