Intel HD Graphics P4600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P4600 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel HD Graphics P4600

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P4600

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 365 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 963 vs 394

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 24 March 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 365 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	963 vs 394
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345 vs 3330

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

3.5x more core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 350 MHz
5.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3341 vs 605
3.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11950 vs 3371
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.921 vs 8.915
7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1116.126 vs 146.479
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.799 vs 1.178
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 49.114 vs 10.689
16.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 107.239 vs 6.64
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3683 vs 3342
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3683 vs 3342

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 350 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3341 vs 605
Geekbench - OpenCL	11950 vs 3371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.921 vs 8.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1116.126 vs 146.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.799 vs 1.178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	49.114 vs 10.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	107.239 vs 6.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3683 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3683 vs 3342

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

605

3341

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

963

394

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3371

11950

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.915

30.921

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

146.479

1116.126

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.178

3.799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.689

49.114

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.64

107.239

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3342

3683

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3345

3330

Name	Intel HD Graphics P4600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
PassMark - G3D Mark	605	3341
PassMark - G2D Mark	963	394
Geekbench - OpenCL	3371	11950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.915	30.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	146.479	1116.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.178	3.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.689	49.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.64	107.239
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3342	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3345	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3342	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3345	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		4118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		4118
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P4600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Haswell GT2	GF110
Launch date	1 June 2013	24 March 2011
Place in performance rating	685	773
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Price now		$184
Value for money (0-100)		30.41
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1215 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	365 Watt
Transistor count	392 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		1024
Floating-point performance		2x 1,244.2 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Pipelines		1024
Texture fill rate		77.7 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort, Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
SLI options		Quad
Supplementary power connectors		Two 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.3	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bandwidth		327.7 GB / s
Memory bus width		768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed		1707 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround