HD Graphics 4600 vs Radeon PRO WX 2100

Place in the ranking	644	919
Place by popularity	not in top-100	64
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.77	no data
Power efficiency	9.42	6.37
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 7.5 (2013)
GPU code name	Lexa	Haswell GT2
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	512	160
Core clock speed	925 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	392 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.01	22.00
Floating-point processing power	1.248 TFLOPS	0.352 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	32	20

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 x8	Ring Bus
Length	168 mm	no data
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	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+

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.

PRO WX 2100 4.79
+159%

HD Graphics 4600 1.85

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

PRO WX 2100 1841
+159%

HD Graphics 4600 710

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	35−40 +150%	14 −150%
Full HD	27−30 +145%	11 −145%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.52

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Elden Ring	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +150%	6 −150%
Valorant	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Dota 2	14−16 +50%	10 −50%
Elden Ring	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
Fortnite	27−30 +211%	9−10 −211%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +275%	4 −275%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +128%	18 −128%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +220%	5 −220%
Valorant	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
World of Tanks	75−80 +193%	27 −193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Dota 2	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +116%	18−20 −116%
Valorant	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Elden Ring	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
World of Tanks	30−35 +183%	12−14 −183%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Valorant	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Elden Ring	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Valorant	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

This is how PRO WX 2100 and HD Graphics 4600 compete in popular games:

PRO WX 2100 is 150% faster in 900p
PRO WX 2100 is 145% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the PRO WX 2100 is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

PRO WX 2100 is ahead in 48 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.79	1.85
Recency	4 June 2017	27 May 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

PRO WX 2100 has a 158.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO WX 2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 2100 is a workstation card while HD Graphics 4600 is a notebook one.

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