RTX A400 vs HD Graphics (Haswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
RTX A400 outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 1562% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1141 | 370 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.48 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT1 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year 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 | 10 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| 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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 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 Connectors | no data | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
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
−1525%
| 130−140
+1525%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Elden Ring | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Elden Ring | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8
−1525%
|
130−140
+1525%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1483%
|
95−100
+1483%
|
| World of Tanks | 21−24
−1329%
|
300−310
+1329%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1456%
|
140−150
+1456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1536%
|
180−190
+1536%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| World of Tanks | 4−5
−1525%
|
65−70
+1525%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
−1463%
|
500−550
+1463%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1525%
|
65−70
+1525%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1500%
|
240−250
+1500%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and RTX A400 compete in popular games:
- RTX A400 is 1525% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 14.13 |
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 16 April 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A400 has a 1562.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation 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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