ATI Radeon X1600 XT vs HD Graphics 405

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 405 with Radeon X1600 XT, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 405
2015
6 Watt
0.73
+143%

HD Graphics 405 outperforms ATI X1600 XT by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11651329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.350.49
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameBraswell GT1RV530
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 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 cores128no data
Core clock speed200 MHz590 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million157 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt42 Watt
Texture fill rate9.6002.360
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24
TMUs164

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared690 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data22.08 GB/s
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.32.0
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan+N/A

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
+150%
6−7
−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 405 and ATI X1600 XT compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 405 is 150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 0.30
Recency 1 April 2015 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 42 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has a 143.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 405 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 405 is a notebook card while Radeon X1600 XT is a desktop one.


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