Intel HD Graphics 4600 vs NVIDIA NVS 315

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA NVS 315 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 20% higher texture fill rate: 5 GTexel / s vs 4.184 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 630 vs 320
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 180
  • 3.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3210 vs 882
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.844 vs 3.025
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 171.17 vs 79.479
  • 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 0.217
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.385 vs 4.705
  • Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.361 vs 6.573
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 988 vs 465
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1702 vs 942
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2808 vs 1382
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 988 vs 465
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1702 vs 942
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2808 vs 1382
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 June 2013 vs 10 March 2013
Texture fill rate 5 GTexel / s vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 630 vs 320
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 vs 180
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 vs 882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.844 vs 3.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 vs 79.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 vs 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.385 vs 4.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.361 vs 6.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 988 vs 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 vs 942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2808 vs 1382
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 988 vs 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 vs 942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2808 vs 1382

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 315

  • Around 31% higher core clock speed: 523 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 2.4x more pipelines: 48 vs 20
  • 2x better floating-point performance: 100.4 gflops vs 50 gflops
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 45 Watt
Core clock speed 523 MHz vs 400 MHz
Pipelines 48 vs 20
Floating-point performance 100.4 gflops vs 50 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA NVS 315

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
630
320
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
314
180
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3210
882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8.844
3.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
171.17
79.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.115
0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.385
4.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.361
6.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1702
942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2808
1382
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
988
465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1702
942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2808
1382
Name Intel HD Graphics 4600 NVIDIA NVS 315
PassMark - G3D Mark 630 320
PassMark - G2D Mark 314 180
Geekbench - OpenCL 3210 882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.844 3.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 171.17 79.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.115 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.385 4.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.361 6.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 988 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1702 942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2808 1382
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 988 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1702 942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2808 1382
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 194

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 4600 NVIDIA NVS 315

Essentials

Architecture Generation 7.5 Fermi 2.0
Code name Haswell GT2 GF119
Launch date 3 June 2013 10 March 2013
Place in performance rating 1359 1577
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $159

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1250 MHz
Core clock speed 400 MHz 523 MHz
Floating-point performance 50 gflops 100.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 20 48
Texture fill rate 5 GTexel / s 4.184 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 19 Watt
Transistor count 392 million 292 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DMS-59

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.3 4.6

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 Bit
Shared memory 1
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz
Memory type DDR3

Technologies

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