Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 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) 4 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 88
- Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.712 vs 4.85
- Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.931 vs 0.561
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 14 May 2012 vs 5 January 2011 |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 40 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 192 vs 88 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.712 vs 4.85 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.931 vs 0.561 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
- Around 3% higher core clock speed: 672 MHz vs 650 MHz
- 2.6x more texture fill rate: 10.8 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
- 6x more pipelines: 96 vs 16
- 7.7x better floating-point performance: 258.05 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
- Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
- Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 479 vs 346
- 4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2155 vs 538
- Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.796 vs 155.638
- Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 9.109 vs 7.36
- Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 16.727 vs 12.009
- Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 960 vs 754
- Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2210 vs 1492
- Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2701 vs 2392
- Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 960 vs 754
- Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2210 vs 1492
- Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2701 vs 2392
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 672 MHz vs 650 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 10.8 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 96 vs 16 |
Floating-point performance | 258.05 gflops vs 33.6 gflops |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 479 vs 346 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 2155 vs 538 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 195.796 vs 155.638 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 9.109 vs 7.36 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 16.727 vs 12.009 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 960 vs 754 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2210 vs 1492 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2701 vs 2392 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 960 vs 754 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2210 vs 1492 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2701 vs 2392 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
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 - Video Composition (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 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 346 | 479 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 192 | 88 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 538 | 2155 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.712 | 4.85 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 155.638 | 195.796 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.931 | 0.561 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 7.36 | 9.109 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 12.009 | 16.727 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 754 | 960 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1492 | 2210 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2392 | 2701 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 754 | 960 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1492 | 2210 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2392 | 2701 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M | |
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Architecture | Generation 7.0 | Fermi |
Code name | Ivy Bridge GT2 | GF108 |
Launch date | 14 May 2012 | 5 January 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 1506 | 1507 |
Type | Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 672 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 33.6 gflops | 258.05 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 16 | 96 |
Texture fill rate | 4.2 GTexel / s | 10.8 billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 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 | MXM-A (3.0) |
Laptop size | large | |
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 | 1 GB | |
Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB / s | |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | |
Memory type | DDR3 | |
Technologies |
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DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 | |
Optimus |