HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1152 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) | Gen. 8 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Braswell |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $168 | no data |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
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 bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Shared memory | + | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.0 | 11.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by 11% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 31% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 24% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 1 April 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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