UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 1496% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1244 | 547 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) | Gen. 12 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Braswell | Alder Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 320 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 640 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
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 bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 | 12_1 |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
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.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 | 6
−250%
| 21
+250%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 11 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−117%
|
12−14
+117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−500%
|
18
+500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−117%
|
12−14
+117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−133%
|
7
+133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−433%
|
32
+433%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−400%
|
20−22
+400%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−286%
|
27
+286%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−333%
|
26
+333%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−729%
|
55−60
+729%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−400%
|
20−22
+400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−340%
|
21−24
+340%
|
| World of Tanks | 14−16
−640%
|
110−120
+640%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−117%
|
12−14
+117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−400%
|
14−16
+400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−357%
|
30−35
+357%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−233%
|
20
+233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−729%
|
55−60
+729%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
| World of Tanks | 0−1 | 50−55 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−275%
|
14−16
+275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Elden Ring | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Valorant | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Valorant | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| Valorant | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 250% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 2000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 30 tests (49%)
- there's a draw in 31 test (51%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.45 | 7.18 |
| Recency | 1 April 2016 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 1495.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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