HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs UHD Graphics 600

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking1088not rated
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Value for money0.68no data
ArchitectureGen. 9 Gemini Lake (2017)Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGemini LakeBraswell
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years old)1 April 2016 (7 years old)
Current price$274 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores1212
Core clock speed300 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speed700 MHz640 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)5 Wattno data
Texture fill rate9.000no data

Size and compatibility

Information on UHD Graphics 600 and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1no data

Memory

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 typeDDR4 / LPDDR4no data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory++

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsno data

Technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

UHD Graphics 600 578
+65.6%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 349

UHD Graphics 600 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 66% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

UHD Graphics 600 433
+98.6%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 218

UHD Graphics 600 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 99% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

UHD Graphics 600 3436
+86.6%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 1841

UHD Graphics 600 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 87% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

UHD Graphics 600 30149
+48.7%
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) 20277

UHD Graphics 600 outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by 49% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 11 December 2017 1 April 2016

We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 600 and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell). We've got no test results to judge.


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