Intel HD Graphics 4600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 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 month(s) later
  • Around 28% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 149
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 171.17 vs 157.479
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 0.864
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2013 vs 1 April 2013
Boost clock speed 1250 MHz vs 980 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 vs 149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 vs 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 vs 0.864

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

  • 2x more core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 3.1x more texture fill rate: 15.68 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
  • 19.2x more pipelines: 384 vs 20
  • 15.1x better floating-point performance: 752.6 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 793 vs 630
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3866 vs 3210
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.392 vs 8.844
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 16.101 vs 10.385
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.77 vs 12.361
  • Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1589 vs 988
  • Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3235 vs 1702
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 2808
  • Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1589 vs 988
  • Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3235 vs 1702
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 2808
  • Around 78% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 345 vs 194
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 810 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 15.68 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 20
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops vs 50 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 793 vs 630
Geekbench - OpenCL 3866 vs 3210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.392 vs 8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.101 vs 10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.77 vs 12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1589 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3235 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 vs 2808
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1589 vs 988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3235 vs 1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 vs 2808
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 345 vs 194

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
630
793
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
314
149
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3210
3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.844
9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
171.17
157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.115
0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.385
16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.361
44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1702
3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2808
3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1702
3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2808
3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
194
345
Name Intel HD Graphics 4600 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M
PassMark - G3D Mark 630 793
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 149
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 3866
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.844 9.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 157.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 0.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.385 16.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.361 44.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 988 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2808 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 988 1589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2808 3339
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194 345

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4600 NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.5 Kepler
Code name Haswell GT2 GK107
Launch date 3 June 2013 1 April 2013
Place in performance rating 1359 1301
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1250 MHz 980 MHz
Core clock speed 400 MHz 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 50 gflops 752.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 20 384
Texture fill rate 5 GTexel / s 15.68 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 392 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
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 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
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 / 128 Bit
Shared memory 1 0
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Standard memory configuration DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

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