GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs HD Graphics 4000

Place in performance ranking	1028	220
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	16.48
Architecture	Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Ivy Bridge	GP106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 March 2011 (13 years ago)	26 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$91	$203

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 5 GB has 12577% better value for money than HD Graphics 4000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16	1280
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	1709 MHz
Number of transistors	1,200 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.80	136.7
Floating-point performance	33.6 gflops	4,375 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 4000 and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	250 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	5 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	160.2 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	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 compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.80	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 4000 1.17

GTX 1060 5 GB 23.41
+1901%

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by 1901% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD Graphics 4000 454

GTX 1060 5 GB 9058
+1895%

GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by 1895% in Passmark.

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 −1900%	240−250 +1900%
Full HD	11 −1900%	220−230 +1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1900%

60−65
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1900%	180−190 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1900%	180−190 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1900%	60−65 +1900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Hitman 3	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1