Intel HD Graphics P4000 vs ATI Radeon HD 5970

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4000 and ATI Radeon HD 5970 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel HD Graphics P4000

ATI Radeon HD 5970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 72% higher boost clock speed: 1250 MHz vs 725 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 300 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 636 vs 418

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 May 2012 vs 18 November 2009
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz vs 725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	636 vs 418

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5970

Around 12% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 650 MHz
4.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2282 vs 516
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3454 vs 2225
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3454 vs 2225
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3213 vs 2461
Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3213 vs 2461

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2282 vs 516
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3454 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3454 vs 2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3213 vs 2461
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3213 vs 2461

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4000
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 5970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

516

2282

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

636

418

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

3454

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2225

3454

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

3213

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2461

3213

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4000	ATI Radeon HD 5970
PassMark - G3D Mark	516	2282
PassMark - G2D Mark	636	418
Geekbench - OpenCL	1071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2225	3454
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2225	3454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2461	3213
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2461	3213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3977
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4000	ATI Radeon HD 5970
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT2	Hemlock
Launch date	14 May 2012	18 November 2009
Place in performance rating	613	614
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	725 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	300 Watt
Transistor count	1,200 million	2,154 million
Floating-point performance		2x 2,320.0 gflops
Pipelines		2x 1600
Texture fill rate		2x 58.0 GTexel / s billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		305 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	11
OpenGL	4.0	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		2x 128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width		2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed		4000 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity