Intel HD Graphics P4000 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4000 and AMD Radeon HD 7970M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 7970M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4000

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 636 vs 492

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	636 vs 492

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Around 31% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 650 MHz
6.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3559 vs 516
16.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17210 vs 1071
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3692 vs 2225
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3692 vs 2225
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 2461
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 2461

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3559 vs 516
Geekbench - OpenCL	17210 vs 1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3692 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3692 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3339 vs 2461
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3339 vs 2461

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

516

3559

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

636

492

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1071

17210

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

3692

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

3692

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

3339

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

3339

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4000	AMD Radeon HD 7970M
PassMark - G3D Mark	516	3559
PassMark - G2D Mark	636	492
Geekbench - OpenCL	1071	17210
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2225	3692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2225	3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2461	3339
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2461	3339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		5094
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4000	AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	Wimbledon
Launch date	14 May 2012	24 April 2012
Place in performance rating	614	624
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	2,800 million
Floating-point performance		2,176 gflops
Pipelines		1280
Texture fill rate		68 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size		large
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.0	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		4800 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Shared memory		0