Intel HD Graphics 4600 vs NVIDIA Quadro 400

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA Quadro 400 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.

Intel HD Graphics 4600

NVIDIA Quadro 400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
4.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 630 vs 148
5.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 59
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2808 vs 1103
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2808 vs 1103

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2013 vs 5 April 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	630 vs 148
PassMark - G2D Mark	314 vs 59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2808 vs 1103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2808 vs 1103

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 400

Around 13% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 400 MHz
Around 44% higher texture fill rate: 7.2 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 48 vs 20
2.2x better floating-point performance: 108 gflops vs 50 gflops
Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4630 vs 3210

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	450 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate	7.2 GTexel / s vs 5 GTexel / s
Pipelines	48 vs 20
Floating-point performance	108 gflops vs 50 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	4630 vs 3210

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 400

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

630

148

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

314

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3210

4630

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2808

1103

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2808

1103

Name	Intel HD Graphics 4600	NVIDIA Quadro 400
PassMark - G3D Mark	630	148
PassMark - G2D Mark	314	59
Geekbench - OpenCL	3210	4630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.844
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	171.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2808	1103
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	988
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1702
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2808	1103
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	194

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 4600	NVIDIA Quadro 400
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Haswell GT2	GT216
Launch date	3 June 2013	5 April 2011
Place in performance rating	1359	1614
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$169
Price now		$145.55
Value for money (0-100)		2.13
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	400 MHz	450 MHz
Floating-point performance	50 gflops	108 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	20	48
Texture fill rate	5 GTexel / s	7.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	32 Watt
Transistor count	392 million	486 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		163 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.1
OpenGL	4.3	3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		12.32 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1540 MHz
Memory type		DDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync