Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 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 GTX 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 65 nm
4x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 182 Watt
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 53
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.712 vs 8.664

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 16 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 182 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	194 vs 53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.712 vs 8.664

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Around 91% higher core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 650 MHz
8.8x more texture fill rate: 36.9 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
12x more pipelines: 192 vs 16
14.2x better floating-point performance: 476.9 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
3.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1208 vs 347
36.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19512 vs 538
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 477.327 vs 155.638
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.906 vs 7.36
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 29.525 vs 12.009
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3342 vs 2392
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3342 vs 2392

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	36.9 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	192 vs 16
Floating-point performance	476.9 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1208 vs 347
Geekbench - OpenCL	19512 vs 538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	477.327 vs 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.906 vs 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.525 vs 12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3342 vs 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3342 vs 2392

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

347

1208

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

194

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

538

19512

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.712

8.664

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

155.638

477.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.36

24.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.009

29.525

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

3342

Name	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	347	1208
PassMark - G2D Mark	194	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	538	19512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.712	8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	155.638	477.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.36	24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.009	29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2392	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392	3342
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	GT200
Launch date	14 May 2012	16 June 2008
Place in performance rating	1501	1396
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$449
Price now		$95.38
Value for money (0-100)		13.70
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	33.6 gflops	476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	16	192
Texture fill rate	4.2 GTexel / s	36.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	182 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.0	2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	448 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		896 MB
Memory bandwidth		111.9 GB / s
Memory clock speed		999 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI