HD Graphics 405 vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with HD Graphics 405, including specs and performance data.
Frontier Edition outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 4293% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 205 | 1232 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.89 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.78 | 8.86 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 4096 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1382 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 409.6 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.11 TFLOPS | 0.1536 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 2 |
| TMUs | 256 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | no data |
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 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | HBM2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 945 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | + |
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 HD | 650−700
+4233%
| 15
−4233%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 1.54 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
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8−9
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 1−2
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1−2
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
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3−4
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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This is how Vega Frontier Edition and HD Graphics 405 compete in popular games:
- Vega Frontier Edition is 4233% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 29 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.31 | 0.69 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 1 April 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 6 Watt |
Vega Frontier Edition has a 4293% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
HD Graphics 405, on the other hand, has 4900% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 405 is a notebook one.
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