HD Graphics 400 vs HD Graphics 3000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by an impressive 70% 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 | 1206 | 1096 |
| Place by popularity | 94 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.83 |
| Architecture | Generation 6.0 (2011) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge GT2+ | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (14 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 | 96 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2496 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 2 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | 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 | System Shared | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/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 HD | 9
−55.6%
| 14−16
+55.6%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 11
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 8
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 7
−42.9%
|
10−11
+42.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−55.2%
|
45−50
+55.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
This is how HD Graphics 3000 and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 400 is 56% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.57 | 0.97 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 1 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
HD Graphics 400 has a 70.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.
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