GeForce RTX 5060 vs HD Graphics 400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 400 with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 400
2015
8 GB DDR3L, 6 Watt
0.98

5060 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 4691% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking113071
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency13.1626.08
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1GB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (10 years ago)19 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores963840
Core clock speed320 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz2497 MHz
Number of transistors189 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate7.200299.6
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs12120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cacheno data3.8 MB
L2 Cacheno data32 MB

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 5.0 x8
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3LGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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+1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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 0.98
RTX 5060 46.95
+4691%

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 5060 37971
+8338%

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 HD3−4
−5333%
163
+5333%
1440p1−2
−7800%
79
+7800%
4K1−2
−5200%
53
+5200%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.83
1440pno data3.78
4Kno data5.64

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 178
+0%
178
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 247
+0%
247
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 255
+0%
255
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 141
+0%
141
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 225
+0%
225
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 225
+0%
225
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180
+0%
180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 108
+0%
108
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280
+0%
280
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
+0%
58
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 400 and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 5333% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 7800% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 5200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 46.95
Recency 1 April 2015 19 May 2025
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 145 Watt

HD Graphics 400 has 2316.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 4690.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 400 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.

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