Intel HD Graphics P4600 vs AMD Radeon HD 6790

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4600 and AMD Radeon HD 6790 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics P4600

AMD Radeon HD 6790

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4600

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 150 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 4 April 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	963 vs 374

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6790

2.4x more core clock speed: 840 MHz vs 350 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1616 vs 605
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.318 vs 8.915
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 748.068 vs 146.479
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.234 vs 1.178
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 28.768 vs 10.689
18.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 121.423 vs 6.64
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3534 vs 3342
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3534 vs 3342

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	840 MHz vs 350 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1616 vs 605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.318 vs 8.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	748.068 vs 146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.234 vs 1.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	28.768 vs 10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	121.423 vs 6.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3534 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3350 vs 3345
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3534 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3350 vs 3345

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4600
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6790

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

605

1616

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

963

374

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.915

12.318

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

146.479

748.068

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.178

1.234

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.689

28.768

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.64

121.423

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3534

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3534

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3350

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4600	AMD Radeon HD 6790
PassMark - G3D Mark	605	1616
PassMark - G2D Mark	963	374
Geekbench - OpenCL	3385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.915	12.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	146.479	748.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.178	1.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.689	28.768
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.64	121.423
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3342	3534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3342	3534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3127
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3127

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4600	AMD Radeon HD 6790
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	TeraScale 2
Code name	Haswell GT2	Barts
Launch date	1 June 2013	4 April 2011
Place in performance rating	685	857
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
Price now		$64.99
Value for money (0-100)		39.40
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	840 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	392 million	1,700 million
Floating-point performance		1,344.0 gflops
Pipelines		800
Texture fill rate		33.6 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		198 mm
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		4200 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5