Intel HD Graphics 4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4000 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420 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 NVS 420

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 18% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 550 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 347 vs 121
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 194 vs 120
3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2392 vs 658
3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2392 vs 658

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 20 January 2009
Core clock speed	650 MHz vs 550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	347 vs 121
PassMark - G2D Mark	194 vs 120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2392 vs 658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392 vs 658

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420

5.8x more texture fill rate: 2x 4.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Around 33% better floating-point performance: 2x 22.4 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 45 Watt

Texture fill rate	2x 4.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	2x 22.4 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

347

121

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

194

120

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

658

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2392

658

Name	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
PassMark - G3D Mark	347	121
PassMark - G2D Mark	194	120
Geekbench - OpenCL	538
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	658
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2392	658
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 4000	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	Tesla
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	G98
Launch date	14 May 2012	20 January 2009
Place in performance rating	1500	1503
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$131.43
Price now		$80.99
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	550 MHz
Floating-point performance	33.6 gflops	2x 22.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	16	2x 8
Texture fill rate	4.2 GTexel / s	2x 4.4 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	40 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	210 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.0	3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	2x 64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		2x 256 MB
Memory bandwidth		2x 11.2 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1400 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync