HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon HD 6480G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6480G and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 400 outperforms HD 6480G by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1178 | 1070 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.31 | 13.04 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | Sumo | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (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 cores | 240 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 444 MHz | 320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.328 | 7.680 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2131 TFLOPS | 0.1229 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Width | IGP | 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 | System Shared | DDR3L |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
| 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 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.80 |
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 Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 1.13 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 1 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
HD Graphics 400 has a 71.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6480G in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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