HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs Radeon 820M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 820M and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 820M
2024
1.29
+207%

820M outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking10531295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRDNA 3+ (2024)Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameKrackan PointBraswell
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 June 2024 (1 year ago)1 April 2016 (9 years 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 cores12812
Core clock speedno data320 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz640 MHz
Manufacturing process technology4 nm14 nm

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 sizemedium sizedno data

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 widthno data64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed7500 MHzno data
Shared memory++
Resizable BAR+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data11.2

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 HD24−27
+200%
8
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Valorant 30−35
+26.9%
24−27
−26.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 30−35
+26.9%
24−27
−26.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Valorant 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
Ultra Preset

God of War 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how Radeon 820M and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 820M is 200% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 820M is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 820M performs better in 23 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 0.42
Recency 2 June 2024 1 April 2016
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm

Radeon 820M has a 207.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 820M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.

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