HD Graphics 400 vs Quadro K4100M

Place in the ranking	543	1080
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.48	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	N15E-Q3-A2	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1152	96
Core clock speed	706 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	640 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.78	7.680
Floating-point processing power	1.627 gflops	0.1229 gflops
ROPs	32	2
TMUs	96	12

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x1
Width	no data	IGP

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	GDDR5	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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 outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.1.80
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

K4100M 7.14
+532%

HD Graphics 400 1.13

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.

K4100M 3654
+712%

HD Graphics 400 450

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	46 +557%	7−8 −557%
4K	13 +550%	2−3 −550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+1000%

1−2

−1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +571%	7−8 −571%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +600%	6−7 −600%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +575%	8−9 −575%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +571%	7−8 −571%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +600%	6−7 −600%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	67 +570%	10−11 −570%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +575%	8−9 −575%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +571%	7−8 −571%
Hitman 3	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +600%	6−7 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +700%	3−4 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +575%	8−9 −575%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

+567%

3−4
−567%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +733%	3−4 −733%
Hitman 3	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+1100%

1−2

−1100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

This is how K4100M and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

K4100M is 557% faster in 1080p
K4100M is 550% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.14	1.13
Recency	23 July 2013	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	6 Watt

K4100M has a 531.9% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K4100M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4100M is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 400 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.