Intel HD Graphics 4400 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4400 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 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 4400

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 53% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 753 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 277 vs 111
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.844 vs 7.699
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.958 vs 0.727
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3044 vs 2827
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3044 vs 2827
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 September 2013 vs 27 October 2011
Boost clock speed 1150 MHz vs 753 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 277 vs 111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.844 vs 7.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.958 vs 0.727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3044 vs 2827
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3044 vs 2827

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

  • 7.2x more pipelines: 144 vs 20
  • 8.5x better floating-point performance: 388.8 gflops vs 46 gflops
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 654 vs 522
  • Around 34% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2860 vs 2141
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 252.895 vs 154.696
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.581 vs 9.084
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 21.909 vs 8.335
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1134 vs 817
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2265 vs 1381
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1134 vs 817
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2265 vs 1381
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 144 vs 20
Floating-point performance 388.8 gflops vs 46 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 654 vs 522
Geekbench - OpenCL 2860 vs 2141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 252.895 vs 154.696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.581 vs 9.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.909 vs 8.335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1134 vs 817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2265 vs 1381
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1134 vs 817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2265 vs 1381

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
522
654
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
277
111
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2141
2860
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.844
7.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
154.696
252.895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.958
0.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.084
12.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.335
21.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
817
1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1381
2265
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3044
2827
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
817
1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1381
2265
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3044
2827
Name Intel HD Graphics 4400 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
PassMark - G3D Mark 522 654
PassMark - G2D Mark 277 111
Geekbench - OpenCL 2141 2860
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.844 7.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 154.696 252.895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.958 0.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.084 12.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.335 21.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 817 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1381 2265
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3044 2827
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 817 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1381 2265
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3044 2827
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 152

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4400 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.5 Fermi
Code name Haswell GT2 GF106
Launch date 3 September 2013 27 October 2011
Place in performance rating 1415 1417
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz 753 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 46 gflops 388.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 20 144
Texture fill rate 4.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 392 million 1,170 million
CUDA cores Up to 144

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory 1 0
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory type DDR3\DDR5

Technologies

Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus
SLI