GeForce 7100 GS vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) with GeForce 7100 GS, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
2016
0.45
+246%

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) outperforms 7100 GS by a whopping 246% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12411430
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameBraswellNV44 B2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)8 August 2006 (18 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 cores12no data
Core clock speed320 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed640 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data75 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm110 nm
Texture fill rateno data1.400
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data4

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataDDR2
Maximum RAM amountno data128 MB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data266 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data4.256 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.29.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
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 HD6
+500%
1−2
−500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and 7100 GS compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is 500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.13
Recency 1 April 2016 8 August 2006
Chip lithography 14 nm 110 nm

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) has a 246.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7100 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is a notebook card while GeForce 7100 GS is a desktop one.


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