T400 vs HD Graphics 500

Place in the ranking	1226	539
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	9.24	22.20
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Apollo Lake GT1	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 September 2015 (10 years ago)	6 May 2021 (4 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	96	384
Core clock speed	200 MHz	420 MHz
Boost clock speed	650 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.800	34.20
Floating-point processing power	0.1248 TFLOPS	1.094 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	16
TMUs	12	24
L1 Cache	no data	384 KB
L2 Cache	no data	1024 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).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	80 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

3x mini-DisplayPort

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD Graphics 500 0.72

T400 8.65
+1101%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD Graphics 500 302
Samples: 819

T400 3625
+1100%

Samples: 266

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	10 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
1440p	1 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−1100%

24−27
+1100%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Valorant	27−30 −934%	300−310 +934%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	20−22 −1100%	240−250 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Dota 2	6 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Valorant	27−30 −934%	300−310 +934%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Dota 2	5 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Valorant	27−30 −934%	300−310 +934%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%

1440p
Ultra

Far Cry 5	1 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

−1100%

12−14
+1100%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1043%	160−170 +1043%
Valorant	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−1100%

24−27
+1100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

−1100%

24−27
+1100%

This is how HD Graphics 500 and T400 compete in popular games:

T400 is 1100% faster in 1080p
T400 is 1100% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	8.65
Recency	1 September 2015	6 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	30 Watt

HD Graphics 500 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 200% lower power consumption.

T400, on the other hand, has a 1101.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The T400 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 500 is a notebook graphics card while T400 is a workstation one.