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.

 

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 614 615
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