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: 2153 vs 539
  • 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 2153 vs 539
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
GPU 1
GPU 2
346
479
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
192
88
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
539
2153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.712
4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
155.638
195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.931
0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.36
9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.009
16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
754
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
754
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1492
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
2701
Name Intel HD Graphics 4000 NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
PassMark - G3D Mark 346 479
PassMark - G2D Mark 192 88
Geekbench - OpenCL 539 2153
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

Essentials

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

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

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 11.1 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.0 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

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

Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus