Intel HD Graphics 6000 vs Intel HD Graphics 4000

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 6000 and Intel HD Graphics 4000 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 6000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 3x more pipelines: 48 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 875 vs 347
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 273 vs 194
  • 6.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3519 vs 538
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1225 vs 754
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1225 vs 754
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3259 vs 2392
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3259 vs 2392
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 September 2014 vs 14 May 2012
Pipelines 48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 875 vs 347
PassMark - G2D Mark 273 vs 194
Geekbench - OpenCL 3519 vs 538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1225 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1225 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3259 vs 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3259 vs 2392

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1492 vs 1363
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1492 vs 1363
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 650 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1492 vs 1363
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1492 vs 1363

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 6000
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
875
347
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
273
194
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3519
538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1225
754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1225
754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1363
1492
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1363
1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3259
2392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3259
2392
Name Intel HD Graphics 6000 Intel HD Graphics 4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 875 347
PassMark - G2D Mark 273 194
Geekbench - OpenCL 3519 538
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1225 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1225 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1363 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1363 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3259 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3259 2392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.009
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 6000 Intel HD Graphics 4000

Essentials

Architecture Generation 8.0 Generation 7.0
Code name Broadwell GT3 Ivy Bridge GT2
Launch date 5 September 2014 14 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1126 1501
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 48 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,200 million
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 1.0 x16

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 11.1 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.0

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory 1 1

Technologies

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