Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4000

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 96 Watt
4.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 44
18.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.712 vs 0.465
11.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1492 vs 127
11.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1492 vs 127

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 21 February 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 96 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	194 vs 44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.712 vs 0.465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1492 vs 127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1492 vs 127

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

2.5x more core clock speed: 1625 MHz vs 650 MHz
5x more texture fill rate: 20.8 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 64 vs 16
6.2x better floating-point performance: 208 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 477 vs 347
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3161 vs 2392
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3161 vs 2392

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1625 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	20.8 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	64 vs 16
Floating-point performance	208 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	477 vs 347
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3161 vs 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3161 vs 2392

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

347

477

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

194

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.712

0.465

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1492

127

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

3161

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1492

127

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

3161

Name	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	347	477
PassMark - G2D Mark	194	44
Geekbench - OpenCL	538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.712	0.465
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	127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2392	3161
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1492	127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392	3161
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Tesla
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	G94
Launch date	14 May 2012	21 February 2008
Place in performance rating	1501	1587
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$179
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		23.72
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1625 MHz
Floating-point performance	33.6 gflops	208 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	16	64
Texture fill rate	4.2 GTexel / s	20.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	96 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	505 million
CUDA cores		64
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options		2-way
Supplementary power connectors		6-pin
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.0	2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	256 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		57.6 GB / s
Memory clock speed		900 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI