ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP vs ATI Radeon HD 4770

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP and ATI Radeon HD 4770 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 442 vs 114
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 March 2010 vs 28 April 2009
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 vs 114

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4770

  • Around 51% higher core clock speed: 750 MHz vs 498 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 55 nm
  • 6.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 910 vs 141
  • 15.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8618 vs 568
  • 15.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8618 vs 568
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 750 MHz vs 498 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 55 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 910 vs 141
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8618 vs 568
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8618 vs 568

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4770

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
141
910
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
442
114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
568
8618
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
568
8618
Name ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP ATI Radeon HD 4770
PassMark - G3D Mark 141 910
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 568 8618
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 568 8618

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP ATI Radeon HD 4770

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale TeraScale
Code name RS880 RV740
Launch date 1 March 2010 28 April 2009
Place in performance rating 752 753
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $109

Technical info

Core clock speed 498 MHz 750 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Transistor count 181 million 826 million
Floating-point performance 960.0 gflops
Pipelines 640
Texture fill rate 24 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 203 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz
Memory type GDDR5