HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon HD 7870

Place in performance ranking	376	1041
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.82	no data
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Pitcairn XT	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012 (12 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$412.83	no data
Current price	$200 (0.5x MSRP)	$710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7870 and HD Graphics 400 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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	1280	96
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	640 MHz
Number of transistors	2800 Million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	80.00	7.680
Floating-point performance	no data	134.4 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	153.6 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	84 +1100%	7−8 −1100%
Full HD	72 +1100%	6−7 −1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

200−210
+953%

18−20

−953%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +940%	24−27 −940%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Battlefield 5	400−450 +953%	35−40 −953%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	250−260 +942%	24−27 −942%
Cyberpunk 2077	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Far Cry 5	290−300 +936%	27−30 −936%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +961%	30−35 −961%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +934%	55−60 −934%
Hitman 3	240−250 +943%	21−24 −943%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +920%	45−50 −920%
Metro Exodus	400−450 +926%	35−40 −926%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +929%	30−35 −929%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +846%	35−40 −846%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +876%	40−45 −876%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +940%	24−27 −940%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Battlefield 5	400−450 +953%	35−40 −953%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	250−260 +942%	24−27 −942%
Cyberpunk 2077	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Far Cry 5	290−300 +936%	27−30 −936%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +961%	30−35 −961%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +934%	55−60 −934%
Hitman 3	240−250 +943%	21−24 −943%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +920%	45−50 −920%
Metro Exodus	400−450 +926%	35−40 −926%
Red Dead Redemption 2	350−400 +929%	30−35 −929%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +846%	35−40 −846%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +872%	36 −872%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +876%	40−45 −876%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	260−270 +940%	24−27 −940%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	250−260 +942%	24−27 −942%
Cyberpunk 2077	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Far Cry 5	290−300 +936%	27−30 −936%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +934%	55−60 −934%
Horizon Zero Dawn	500−550 +920%	45−50 −920%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +846%	35−40 −846%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	210−220 +950%	20 −950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	400−450 +876%	40−45 −876%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

350−400
+929%

30−35

−929%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	240−250 +943%	21−24 −943%
Far Cry New Dawn	220−230 +948%	21−24 −948%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +963%	8−9 −963%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +900%	14−16 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +900%	6−7 −900%
Far Cry 5	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +943%	21−24 −943%
Hitman 3	150−160 +900%	14−16 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 +940%	24−27 −940%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +953%	18−20 −953%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +900%	7−8 −900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

210−220
+950%

20−22

−950%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +900%	10−12 −900%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +956%	9−10 −956%
Hitman 3	85−90 +963%	8−9 −963%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +900%	12−14 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +900%	7−8 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +900%	10−11 −900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +900%	7−8 −900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +900%	5−6 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +900%	6−7 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +900%	6−7 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +963%	16−18 −963%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +900%	12−14 −900%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +900%	12−14 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+900%

10−12

−900%

This is how HD 7870 and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

HD 7870 is 1100% faster in 900p
HD 7870 is 1100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.02	1.13
Recency	5 March 2012	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	6 Watt