Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 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 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 14% better floating-point performance: 33.6 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 80 nm
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 347 vs 169
  • 5.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 38
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2392 vs 1016
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2392 vs 1016
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 May 2012 vs 1 August 2008
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 347 vs 169
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 vs 38
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 vs 1016
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 vs 1016

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 4.4 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1796 vs 1492
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1796 vs 1492
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1400 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.4 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1796 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1796 vs 1492

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
347
169
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
194
38
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
1796
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1016
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
1796
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1016
Name Intel HD Graphics 4000 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 347 169
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 38
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 1796
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 1016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1492 1796
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 1016
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4000 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.0 Tesla
Code name Ivy Bridge GT2 G86
Launch date 14 May 2012 1 August 2008
Place in performance rating 1501 1460
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $79.99
Price now $79.99
Value for money (0-100) 3.05

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 650 MHz 1400 MHz
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 16 16
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s 4.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 1,200 million 210 million
CUDA cores 16
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 6.6" (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 11.1 (11_0) 10.0
OpenGL 4.0 2.1

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Shared memory 1
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 400 MHz
Memory type DDR2

Technologies

Quick Sync
CUDA
SLI