Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs Intel HD Graphics 3000

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and Intel HD Graphics 3000 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2.5x more texture fill rate: 4.2 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 16 vs 12
  • Around 65% better floating-point performance: 33.6 gflops vs 20.4 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 347 vs 261
  • 5.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 35
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1492 vs 1137
  • 23.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2392 vs 101
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1492 vs 1137
  • 23.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2392 vs 101
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 May 2012 vs 1 February 2011
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 16 vs 12
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops vs 20.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 347 vs 261
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 vs 35
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1492 vs 1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 vs 101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1492 vs 1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 vs 101

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

  • Around 31% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
Boost clock speed 1100 MHz vs 1050 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 3000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
347
261
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
194
35
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
101
Name Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 3000
PassMark - G3D Mark 347 261
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 35
Geekbench - OpenCL 538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1492 1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 101
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1492 1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 101
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 3000

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.0 Generation 6.0
Code name Ivy Bridge GT2 Sandy Bridge GT2
Launch date 14 May 2012 1 February 2011
Place in performance rating 1501 1604
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 650 MHz 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops 20.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Pipelines 16 12
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s 1.7 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Transistor count 1,200 million 995 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16

API support

DirectX 11.1 (11_0) 10.1
OpenGL 4.0 3.1

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory 1 1

Technologies

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