Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M 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) 8 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 192 vs 89
- 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.712 vs 4.329
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.931 vs 0.426
- Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 754 vs 737
- Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 754 vs 737
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 14 May 2012 vs 3 September 2010 |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 40 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 192 vs 89 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.712 vs 4.329 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.931 vs 0.426 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 754 vs 737 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 754 vs 737 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
- Around 54% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 650 MHz
- Around 43% higher texture fill rate: 6.0 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
- 6x more pipelines: 96 vs 16
- 5.7x better floating-point performance: 192 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
- Around 96% lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 45 Watt
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 397 vs 346
- 2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1583 vs 538
- Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 162.162 vs 155.638
- Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.306 vs 12.009
- Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1731 vs 1492
- Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2906 vs 2392
- Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1731 vs 1492
- Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2906 vs 2392
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 650 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 6.0 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 96 vs 16 |
Floating-point performance | 192 gflops vs 33.6 gflops |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 23 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 397 vs 346 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 1583 vs 538 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 162.162 vs 155.638 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.306 vs 12.009 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1731 vs 1492 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2906 vs 2392 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1731 vs 1492 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2906 vs 2392 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 346 | 397 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 192 | 89 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 538 | 1583 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.712 | 4.329 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 155.638 | 162.162 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.931 | 0.426 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 7.36 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.009 | 12.306 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 754 | 737 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1492 | 1731 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2392 | 2906 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 754 | 737 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1492 | 1731 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2392 | 2906 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M | |
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Architecture | Generation 7.0 | Fermi |
Code name | Ivy Bridge GT2 | GF108 |
Launch date | 14 May 2012 | 3 September 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 1506 | 1509 |
Type | Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1000 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 33.6 gflops | 192 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 16 | 96 |
Texture fill rate | 4.2 GTexel / s | 6.0 billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 23 Watt |
Transistor count | 1,200 million | 585 million |
CUDA cores | 96 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 API |
OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.5 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
Memory |
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Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Shared memory | 1 | 0 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB / s | |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Memory type | (G)DDR3 | |
Technologies |
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