HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon HD 8790M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8790M and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8790M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
3.39
+200%

HD 8790M outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7331078
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.91
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameMarsBraswell GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 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 cores38496
Core clock speed850 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors950 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown6 Watt
Texture fill rate21.607.200
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs82
TMUs2412

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
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth64 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.131+

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 8790M 3.39
+200%
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 8790M 1727
+284%
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:

Full HD27
+200%
9−10
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

This is how HD 8790M and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8790M is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.39 1.13
Recency 1 April 2013 1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

HD 8790M has a 200% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8790M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon HD 8790M
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