Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 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 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 69 Watt
  • 4.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 46
  • Around 73% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2392 vs 1385
  • Around 73% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2392 vs 1385
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 May 2012 vs 17 November 2009
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 vs 46
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 vs 1385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 vs 1385

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1340 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • 4.2x more texture fill rate: 17.6 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
  • 6x more pipelines: 96 vs 16
  • 7.7x better floating-point performance: 257.28 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 501 vs 347
  • 17.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9236 vs 538
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1979 vs 1492
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1979 vs 1492
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1340 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate 17.6 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 16
Floating-point performance 257.28 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 501 vs 347
Geekbench - OpenCL 9236 vs 538
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1979 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1979 vs 1492

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
347
501
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
194
46
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
538
9236
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1385
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1385
Name Intel HD Graphics 4000 NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
PassMark - G3D Mark 347 501
PassMark - G2D Mark 194 46
Geekbench - OpenCL 538 9236
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 1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 1385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1492 1979
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 1385
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4000 NVIDIA GeForce GT 240

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Ivy Bridge GT2 GT215
Launch date 14 May 2012 17 November 2009
Place in performance rating 1501 1394
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Price now $37.99
Value for money (0-100) 22.27

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 650 MHz 1340 MHz
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops 257.28 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 16 96
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s 17.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 69 Watt
Transistor count 1,200 million 727 million
CUDA cores 96
Maximum GPU temperature 105C C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs DVIVGAHDMI, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length 6.6" (168mm) (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 11.1 (11_0) 10.1
OpenGL 4.0 3.2

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Shared memory 1
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 54.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA