Intel HD Graphics 4400 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4400 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M 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 5 month(s) later
  • Around 23% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 938 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 33 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 524 vs 450
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 275 vs 119
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.844 vs 6.901
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 154.696 vs 146.913
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.958 vs 0.587
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3044 vs 2035
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3044 vs 2035
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 September 2013 vs 1 April 2013
Boost clock speed 1150 MHz vs 938 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 33 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 524 vs 450
PassMark - G2D Mark 275 vs 119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.844 vs 6.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 154.696 vs 146.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.958 vs 0.587
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3044 vs 2035
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3044 vs 2035

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 2.7x more texture fill rate: 12.4 GTexel / s vs 4.6 GTexel / s
  • 4.8x more pipelines: 96 vs 20
  • 5.2x better floating-point performance: 240.0 gflops vs 46 gflops
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2612 vs 2143
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.121 vs 9.084
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 22.755 vs 8.335
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1047 vs 817
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2570 vs 1381
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1047 vs 817
  • Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2570 vs 1381
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 775 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 12.4 GTexel / s vs 4.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 20
Floating-point performance 240.0 gflops vs 46 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 2612 vs 2143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.121 vs 9.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.755 vs 8.335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1047 vs 817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2570 vs 1381
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1047 vs 817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2570 vs 1381

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4400
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
524
450
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
275
119
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2143
2612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.844
6.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
154.696
146.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.958
0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.084
10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.335
22.755
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
817
1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1381
2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3044
2035
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
817
1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1381
2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3044
2035
Name Intel HD Graphics 4400 NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
PassMark - G3D Mark 524 450
PassMark - G2D Mark 275 119
Geekbench - OpenCL 2143 2612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.844 6.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 154.696 146.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.958 0.587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.084 10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.335 22.755
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 817 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1381 2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3044 2035
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 817 1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1381 2570
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3044 2035
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 152

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4400 NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.5 Fermi 2.0
Code name Haswell GT2 GF117
Launch date 3 September 2013 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1421 1438
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz 938 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 775 MHz
Floating-point performance 46 gflops 240.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 20 96
Texture fill rate 4.6 GTexel / s 12.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 392 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 2560x1600
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 2560x1600
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

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

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 Bit
Shared memory 1 0
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Standard memory configuration DDR3

Technologies

Quick Sync
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus