Radeon 890M vs HD Graphics 405

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 405 with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 405
2016
6 Watt
0.72

Radeon 890M outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 2596% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1169286
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameBraswellStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2016 (8 years ago)July 2024 (recently)

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 cores161024
Core clock speed320 MHzno data
Boost clock speed700 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors189 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate11.20185.6
Floating-point performance0.1792 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.1.801.3

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 HD15
−233%
50
+233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2481%
800−850
+2481%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 405 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 233% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 405 is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 405 is ahead in 20 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 19.41
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has 150% lower power consumption.

Radeon 890M, on the other hand, has a 2595.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 405 is a notebook card while Radeon 890M is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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