Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro 400

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA Quadro 400 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 Quadro 400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 44% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 450 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 347 vs 148
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 59
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2392 vs 1103
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2392 vs 1103

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 5 April 2011
Core clock speed	650 MHz vs 450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	347 vs 148
PassMark - G2D Mark	194 vs 59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2392 vs 1103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392 vs 1103

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 400

Around 71% higher texture fill rate: 7.2 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 48 vs 16
3.2x better floating-point performance: 108 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 45 Watt
8.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4630 vs 538

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	7.2 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	48 vs 16
Floating-point performance	108 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	4630 vs 538

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 400

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

347

148

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

194

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

538

4630

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

1103

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

1103

Name	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA Quadro 400
PassMark - G3D Mark	347	148
PassMark - G2D Mark	194	59
Geekbench - OpenCL	538	4630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2392	1103
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392	1103
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA Quadro 400
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	GT216
Launch date	14 May 2012	5 April 2011
Place in performance rating	1501	1614
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$169
Price now		$145.55
Value for money (0-100)		2.13
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	450 MHz
Floating-point performance	33.6 gflops	108 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	16	48
Texture fill rate	4.2 GTexel / s	7.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	32 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	486 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		163 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.1
OpenGL	4.0	3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		12.32 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1540 MHz
Memory type		DDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync