Radeon RX 6900 vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) with Radeon RX 6900, including specs and performance data.
RX 6900 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 15098% 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 | 1322 | 36 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.27 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Braswell | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2016 (10 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (5 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 | 12 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 640 MHz | 2105 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 23,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 255 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 606.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 19.4 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 288 |
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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s |
| 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 data | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
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 | 8
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| 1200−1250
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FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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150−160
+14900%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−14900%
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150−160
+14900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−14900%
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600−650
+14900%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14900%
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1050−1100
+14900%
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| Valorant | 27−30
−15085%
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4100−4150
+15085%
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−14900%
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2400−2450
+14900%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−14900%
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150−160
+14900%
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
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1500−1550
+14900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
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600−650
+14900%
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| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14900%
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1050−1100
+14900%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
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750−800
+14900%
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| Valorant | 27−30
−15085%
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4100−4150
+15085%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−14900%
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150−160
+14900%
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
−14900%
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1500−1550
+14900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−14900%
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600−650
+14900%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−14900%
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1050−1100
+14900%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−14900%
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750−800
+14900%
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| Valorant | 27−30
−15085%
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4100−4150
+15085%
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−14900%
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450−500
+14900%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−14900%
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150−160
+14900%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−14900%
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600−650
+14900%
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1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−14900%
|
150−160
+14900%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−14900%
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150−160
+14900%
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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2100−2150
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| Valorant | 2−3
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300−310
+14900%
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−14900%
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150−160
+14900%
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−14900%
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300−310
+14900%
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This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and RX 6900 compete in popular games:
- RX 6900 is 14900% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 63.83 |
| Recency | 1 April 2016 | 28 October 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
RX 6900 has a 15098% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop one.
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