HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs HD Graphics 2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2000 and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2000
2011
0.55
+22.2%

HD Graphics 2000 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12201245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT1Braswell
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 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 cores4812
Core clock speed850 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz640 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology32 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknownno data
Texture fill rate8.100no data
Floating-point processing power0.1296 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1no data
TMUs6no 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.2
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

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 HD11
+83.3%
6
−83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
World of Tanks 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 2000 and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 2000 is 83% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 2000 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 2000 is ahead in 6 tests (19%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (81%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.45
Recency 1 February 2011 1 April 2016
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

HD Graphics 2000 has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.


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