GF104 vs HD Graphics (Skylake)
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT1 | GF104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (8 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $390 | $32 |
Technical specs
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 | 12 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
Memory
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 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
| PureVideo HD | no data | VP4 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 2.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Skylake) and GF104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Skylake) is a notebook card while GF104 is a desktop 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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