HD Graphics 400 vs HD Graphics
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1038 |
| Place by popularity | 90 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | $286 | $710 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 48 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 166 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.300 | 7.680 |
| Floating-point performance | 15.6 gflops | 134.4 gflops |
Size and 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Width | IGP | IGP |
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 | System Shared | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
Video outputs and ports
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 outputs | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.1.80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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 400 outperforms HD Graphics by 50% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics and HD Graphics 400. We've got no test results to judge.
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