HD Graphics 4400 vs Radeon R9 380X

Place in performance ranking	308	973
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	7.08	0.04
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)
GPU code name	Antigua	Haswell GT2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	19 November 2015 (8 years ago)	5 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$11.81 (0.1x MSRP)	$425

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380X has 17600% better value for money than HD Graphics 4400.

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	2048	20
Compute units	32	no data
Core clock speed	no data	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	392 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.2	22.00
Floating-point performance	3,973 gflops	46 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 380X and HD Graphics 4400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	221 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	182.4 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.80
Mantle	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

R9 380X 16.04
+1088%

HD Graphics 4400 1.35

Radeon R9 380X outperforms HD Graphics 4400 by 1088% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 380X 6208
+1089%

HD Graphics 4400 522

Radeon R9 380X outperforms HD Graphics 4400 by 1089% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 380X 9510
+1571%

HD Graphics 4400 569

Radeon R9 380X outperforms HD Graphics 4400 by 1571% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	140−150 +1067%	12 −1067%
Full HD	110−120 +1000%	10 −1000%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	16.04	1.35
Recency	19 November 2015	5 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	20 Watt