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).

ATI Radeon HD 4290 IGP

ATI Radeon HD 4770

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	753	754
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