Intel HD Graphics P4600 vs AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4600 and AMD Radeon HD 6970M 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).

Intel HD Graphics P4600

AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4600

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 656
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3385 vs 3349
Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.915 vs 4.787
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.178 vs 0.927
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3342 vs 3229
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3342 vs 3229

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 4 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	963 vs 656
Geekbench - OpenCL	3385 vs 3349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.915 vs 4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.178 vs 0.927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3342 vs 3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3342 vs 3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345 vs 3342

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6970M

Around 94% higher core clock speed: 680 MHz vs 350 MHz
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 84 Watt
3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2270 vs 605
4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 617.819 vs 146.479
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.456 vs 10.689
17.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 117.801 vs 6.64

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	680 MHz vs 350 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2270 vs 605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	617.819 vs 146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.456 vs 10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	117.801 vs 6.64

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4600
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6970M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

605

2270

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

963

656

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3385

3349

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.915

4.787

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

146.479

617.819

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.178

0.927

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.689

24.456

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.64

117.801

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3342

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4600	AMD Radeon HD 6970M
PassMark - G3D Mark	605	2270
PassMark - G2D Mark	963	656
Geekbench - OpenCL	3385	3349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.915	4.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	146.479	617.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.178	0.927
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.689	24.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.64	117.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3342	3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3342	3229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345	3342

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4600	AMD Radeon HD 6970M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	TeraScale 2
Code name	Haswell GT2	Blackcomb
Launch date	1 June 2013	4 January 2011
Place in performance rating	685	781
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	680 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	392 million	1,700 million
Floating-point performance		1,305.6 gflops
Pipelines		960
Texture fill rate		32.6 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size		large
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		115.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		3600 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Shared memory		0