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
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
29.95
+2780%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 2780% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2061122
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Power efficiency28.5213.20
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameGA106Braswell GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 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 cores384096
Core clock speed900 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt6 Watt
Texture fill rate171.07.200
Floating-point processing power10.94 TFLOPS0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs482
TMUs12012
Tensor Cores120no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16Ring 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 typeGDDR6DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2+
CUDA8.6-
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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 29.95
+2780%
HD Graphics 400 1.04

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.

RTX 3060 Mobile 20609
+4480%
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 HD97
+3133%
3−4
−3133%
1440p64
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
4K39
+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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