AMD FirePro S4000X vs Intel HD Graphics 4400

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S4000X and Intel HD Graphics 4400 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro S4000X

Intel HD Graphics 4400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S4000X

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2.1x more core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 350 MHz
6.7x more texture fill rate: 31 GTexel / s vs 4.6 GTexel / s
32x more pipelines: 640 vs 20
21.6x better floating-point performance: 992.0 gflops vs 46 gflops
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.089 vs 7.844
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 478.725 vs 154.696
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.08 vs 0.958
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.934 vs 9.084
11.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 92.567 vs 8.335

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 August 2014 vs 3 September 2013
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s vs 4.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 20
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops vs 46 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089 vs 7.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725 vs 154.696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08 vs 0.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934 vs 9.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567 vs 8.335

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4400

Around 48% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 775 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt

Boost clock speed	1150 MHz vs 775 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S4000X
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4400

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.089

7.844

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

478.725

154.696

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.08

0.958

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.934

9.084

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

92.567

8.335

Name	AMD FirePro S4000X	Intel HD Graphics 4400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089	7.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725	154.696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08	0.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934	9.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567	8.335
PassMark - G3D Mark		521
PassMark - G2D Mark		278
Geekbench - OpenCL		2181
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1381
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3044
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1381
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3044
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		152

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S4000X	Intel HD Graphics 4400
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Generation 7.5
Code name	Venus	Haswell GT2
Launch date	7 August 2014	3 September 2013
Place in performance rating	1408	1411
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	725 MHz	350 MHz
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops	46 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Pipelines	640	20
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s	4.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	20 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	392 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	MXM-A
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory		1
Technologies
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