HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs HD Graphics 4000
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1027 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 33 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.13 | no data |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge | Braswell |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $91 | no data |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1350 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 20.80 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 33.6 gflops | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on HD Graphics 4000 and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | no data |
| Memory type | System Shared | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| 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 | No outputs | 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) | 11.2 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD Graphics 4000 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 50% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD Graphics 4000 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 120% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD Graphics 4000 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 105% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
HD Graphics 4000 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 119% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 23 March 2011 | 1 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4000 and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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