GeForce RTX 4090 vs HD Graphics 400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 400
2015
8 GB DDR3L, 6 Watt
1.06

RTX 4090 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 8719% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11123
Place by popularitynot in top-10028
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.82
Power efficiency12.7815.03
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (10 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores9616384
Core clock speed320 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors189 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate7.2001,290
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs2176
TMUs12512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeDDR3LGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.01 TB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

HD Graphics 400 1.06
RTX 4090 93.48
+8719%

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
RTX 4090 75097
+16588%

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
−12700%
256
+12700%
1440p2−3
−9550%
193
+9550%
4K1−2
−13900%
140
+13900%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.25
1440pno data8.28
4Kno data11.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 314
+0%
314
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 351
+0%
351
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 295
+0%
295
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 340
+0%
340
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 210
+0%
210
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 281
+0%
281
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 271
+0%
271
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 340
+0%
340
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 215
+0%
215
+0%
Dota 2 253
+0%
253
+0%
Far Cry 5 202
+0%
202
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 275
+0%
275
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 230
+0%
230
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 579
+0%
579
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 267
+0%
267
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 211
+0%
211
+0%
Dota 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 188
+0%
188
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 301
+0%
301
+0%
Valorant 680
+0%
680
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 312
+0%
312
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 180
+0%
180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 222
+0%
222
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 255
+0%
255
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 193
+0%
193
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
187
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 278
+0%
278
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 133
+0%
133
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%
Dota 2 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 170
+0%
170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 400 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 12700% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 9550% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 13900% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 93.48
Recency 1 April 2015 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 450 Watt

HD Graphics 400 has 7400% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 8718.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 400 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.

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