GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) vs HD Graphics 4000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 4000 and GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 4000 outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1080 | 1329 |
| Place by popularity | 43 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.80 | 1.79 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | no data |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT2 | MCP79MX |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 14 October 2008 (16 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 | 128 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 282 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | no 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 type | System Shared | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 10.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no 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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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:
| 900p | 12
+300%
| 3−4
−300%
|
| Full HD | 11
+450%
| 2−3
−450%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+26.9%
|
24−27
−26.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21
+61.5%
|
12−14
−61.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+26.9%
|
24−27
−26.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+60%
|
10−11
−60%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+26.9%
|
24−27
−26.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 4000 and 9400M (G) / ION (LE) compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 4000 is 300% faster in 900p
- HD Graphics 4000 is 450% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 4000 is 267% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD Graphics 4000 is ahead in 25 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.02 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 14 October 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
HD Graphics 4000 has a 277.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.
The HD Graphics 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.
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