Intel HD Graphics 4600 vs AMD Radeon HD 6670

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4600 and AMD Radeon HD 6670 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 4600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 66 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 247
  • Around 69% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3210 vs 1905
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.844 vs 4.861
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 0.463
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2013 vs 19 April 2011
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz vs 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 66 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 vs 247
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 vs 1905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.844 vs 4.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 vs 0.463

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6670

  • 3.8x more texture fill rate: 19.2 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 24x more pipelines: 480 vs 20
  • 15.4x better floating-point performance: 768.0 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 724 vs 630
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 235.463 vs 171.17
  • Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.918 vs 10.385
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 38.551 vs 12.361
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1564 vs 988
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3260 vs 1702
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3348 vs 2808
  • Around 58% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1564 vs 988
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3260 vs 1702
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3348 vs 2808
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 19.2 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 480 vs 20
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops vs 50 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 724 vs 630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 235.463 vs 171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.918 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 38.551 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1564 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3260 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3348 vs 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1564 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3260 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3348 vs 2808

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6670

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
630
724
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
314
247
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3210
1905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.844
4.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
171.17
235.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.115
0.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.385
15.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.361
38.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1702
3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2808
3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1702
3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2808
3348
Name Intel HD Graphics 4600 AMD Radeon HD 6670
PassMark - G3D Mark 630 724
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 247
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 1905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.844 4.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 235.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 0.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.385 15.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.361 38.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 988 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2808 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 988 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2808 3348
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4600 AMD Radeon HD 6670

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.5 TeraScale 2
Code name Haswell GT2 Turks
Launch date 3 June 2013 19 April 2011
Place in performance rating 1359 1255
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Price now $102.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.12

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1250 MHz 800 MHz
Core clock speed 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 50 gflops 768.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 20 480
Texture fill rate 5 GTexel / s 19.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 66 Watt
Transistor count 392 million 716 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 11
OpenGL 4.3 4.4

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Shared memory 1
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Memory clock speed 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

Quick Sync
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire