Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 550 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 116 Watt

Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 15 March 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 116 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

2.8x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 650 MHz
6.9x more texture fill rate: 28.8 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
12x more pipelines: 192 vs 16
20.6x better floating-point performance: 691.2 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
4.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1557 vs 347
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 382 vs 194
10.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5750 vs 538
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.461 vs 8.712
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 354.392 vs 155.638
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.125 vs 0.931
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.511 vs 7.36
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.941 vs 12.009
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2488 vs 754
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 1492
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3322 vs 2392
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2488 vs 754
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 1492
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3322 vs 2392

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	28.8 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	192 vs 16
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1557 vs 347
PassMark - G2D Mark	382 vs 194
Geekbench - OpenCL	5750 vs 538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.461 vs 8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	354.392 vs 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.125 vs 0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.511 vs 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.941 vs 12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2488 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3351 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3322 vs 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2488 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3351 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3322 vs 2392

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

347

1557

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

194

382

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

538

5750

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.712

18.461

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

155.638

354.392

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.931

1.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.36

18.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.009

41.941

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

754

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1492

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

754

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1492

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

3322

Name	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	347	1557
PassMark - G2D Mark	194	382
Geekbench - OpenCL	538	5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.712	18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	155.638	354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.931	1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.36	18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.009	41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1492	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2392	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1492	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392	3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	322

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	GF116
Launch date	14 May 2012	15 March 2011
Place in performance rating	1501	1019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
Price now		$287.59
Value for money (0-100)		7.49
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1800 MHz
Floating-point performance	33.6 gflops	691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	16	192
Texture fill rate	4.2 GTexel / s	28.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	116 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	1,170 million
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		100 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		8.25" (21 cm)
SLI options		2-way
Supplementary power connectors		One 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.0	4.2
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	192 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		98.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1026 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI