GeForce 305M vs HD Graphics 4200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 4200 and GeForce 305M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 4200 outperforms 305M by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1185 | 1342 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 17.52 | 1.98 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT2 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 September 2013 (12 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (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 | 160 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 525 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.00 | 4.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.272 TFLOPS | 0.0368 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 55 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 20 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | Up to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 11.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 HD | 8
+167%
| 3−4
−167%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+19.2%
|
24−27
−19.2%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 13
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 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 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+19.2%
|
24−27
−19.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+19.2%
|
24−27
−19.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 4200 and GeForce 305M compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 4200 is 167% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 4200 is 400% faster.
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 305M is 15% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD Graphics 4200 performs better in 24 tests (89%)
- GeForce 305M performs better in 1 test (4%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (7%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 2 September 2013 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 14 Watt |
HD Graphics 4200 has a 153% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 82% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.
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