HD Graphics 400 vs Radeon R5 M430

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M430 and HD Graphics 400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M430
2016
4 GB DDR3
1.68
+48.7%

R5 M430 outperforms HD Graphics 400 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9351073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data13.13
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameExoBraswell GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 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 cores32096
Core clock speed1030 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speed1030 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors690 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown6 Watt
Texture fill rate20.607.200
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPS0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs82
TMUs2012

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8Ring Bus

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 typeDDR3DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 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 Model5.05.1
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.

R5 M430 1.68
+48.7%
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.

R5 M430 1004
+123%
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 HD13
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R5 M430 and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

  • R5 M430 is 63% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 1.13
Recency 15 May 2016 1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

R5 M430 has a 48.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

HD Graphics 400, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 M430 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 in performance tests.


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