Intel HD Graphics P4000 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4000 and AMD Radeon HD 7970 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 - 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel HD Graphics P4000

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 925 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 300 Watt

Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 22 December 2011
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 300 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970

32.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 34541 vs 1071
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3704 vs 2225
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3704 vs 2225
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 2461
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 2461

Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	34541 vs 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3704 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3704 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3350 vs 2461
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3350 vs 2461

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1071

34541

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

3704

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

3704

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

3350

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4000	AMD Radeon HD 7970
PassMark - G3D Mark	516
PassMark - G2D Mark	636
Geekbench - OpenCL	1071	34541
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2225	3704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2225	3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2461	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2461	3350
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		84.381
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1389.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		8.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		101.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		481.76
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		9448
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		9448
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2276

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4000	AMD Radeon HD 7970
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	Tahiti
Launch date	14 May 2012	22 December 2011
Place in performance rating	610	481
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$549
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	4,313 million
Floating-point performance		3,789 gflops
Pipelines		2048
Stream Processors		2048
Texture fill rate		118.4 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
Length		274 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	11
OpenGL	4.0	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		3 GB
Memory bandwidth		264 GB/s
Memory bus width		384 Bit
Memory clock speed		1375 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
FreeSync