Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs HD Graphics 400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 400
2015
8 GB DDR3L, 6 Watt
1.13

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 1421% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1078318
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.91no data
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores967
Core clock speed320 MHzno data
Boost clock speed600 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Wattno data
Texture fill rate7.200no data
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2no data
TMUs12no 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).

InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeDDR3Lno data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12_2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan+-

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.

HD Graphics 400 1.13
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.19
+1421%

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.

HD Graphics 400 450
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 8449
+1777%

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 HD2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
52
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 400 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 1600% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 17.19
Recency 1 April 2015 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 1421.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.


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