HD Graphics P4600 vs HD Graphics 4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 4200 with HD Graphics P4600, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 4200
2013
4 Watt
0.99

HD Graphics P4600 outperforms HD Graphics 4200 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1109966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.971.28
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)Generation 7.5 (2013)
GPU code nameHaswell GT2Haswell GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 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 cores160160
Core clock speed200 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors392 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)4 Watt84 Watt
Texture fill rate17.0024.00
Floating-point processing power0.272 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs22
TMUs2020

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 BusIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.3
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.80

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 HD8
−50%
12−14
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−45.2%
45−50
+45.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

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
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

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

This is how HD Graphics 4200 and HD Graphics P4600 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics P4600 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 1.57
Recency 2 September 2013 1 June 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 84 Watt

HD Graphics 4200 has an age advantage of 3 months, and 2000% lower power consumption.

HD Graphics P4600, on the other hand, has a 58.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The HD Graphics P4600 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4200 is a notebook card while HD Graphics P4600 is a desktop one.


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