HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon HD 7970

Place in the ranking	378	1073
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.38	no data
Power efficiency	3.77	13.04
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	22 December 2011 (12 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	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	2048	96
Core clock speed	no data	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	640 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	118.4	7.680
Floating-point processing power	3.789 TFLOPS	0.1229 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	2
TMUs	128	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).

Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	274 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	264 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	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.1.80

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.

HD 7970 13.60
+1104%

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.

HD 7970 6862
+1425%

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:

900p	105 +1213%	8−9 −1213%
Full HD	92 +1214%	7−8 −1214%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.97

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+2000%

1−2

−2000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +1450%	2−3 −1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +1171%	7−8 −1171%
Hitman 3	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +1433%	3−4 −1433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +1133%	6−7 −1133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +1450%	2−3 −1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +1133%	3−4 −1133%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +1171%	7−8 −1171%
Hitman 3	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +1433%	3−4 −1433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +1167%	3−4 −1167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +1133%	6−7 −1133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +1450%	2−3 −1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +1171%	7−8 −1171%
Hitman 3	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +1367%	3−4 −1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +1133%	6−7 −1133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+1167%

3−4

−1167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +2000%	1−2 −2000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1280%	5−6 −1280%
Hitman 3	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +1300%	6−7 −1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+2100%

1−2

−2100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11	0−1
Hitman 3	9−10	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +1220%	5−6 −1220%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

0−1

This is how HD 7970 and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

HD 7970 is 1213% faster in 900p
HD 7970 is 1214% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.60	1.13
Recency	22 December 2011	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	6 Watt

HD 7970 has a 1103.5% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 4900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.

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