FirePro S9300 X2 vs HD Graphics 4000
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1123 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 60 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.84 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT2 | Capsaicin |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 31 March 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,999 |
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 | 128 | 4096 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 8,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 217.6 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | 6.963 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 2 | 64 ×2 |
| TMUs | 16 | 256 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| 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 | System Shared | HBM |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 4096 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 31 March 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics 4000 has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
S9300 X2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4000 and FirePro S9300 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 4000 is a notebook graphics card while FirePro S9300 X2 is a workstation one.
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