HD Graphics 400 vs ATI Radeon HD 4250
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4250 with HD Graphics 400, including specs and performance data.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms HD 4250 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1386 | 1136 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.89 | 13.33 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | RV620 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 February 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (10 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 cores | 40 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 594 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.376 | 7.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04752 TFLOPS | 0.1152 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR2 | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 396 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.336 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−243%
|
24−27
+243%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−246%
|
90−95
+246%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−246%
|
45−50
+246%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−243%
|
24−27
+243%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−246%
|
90−95
+246%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−233%
|
30−33
+233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−243%
|
24−27
+243%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−246%
|
90−95
+246%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−257%
|
50−55
+257%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 25 February 2009 | 1 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 258.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4250 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4250 is a desktop graphics card while HD Graphics 400 is a notebook one.
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