NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs Intel HD Graphics 4000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and Intel HD Graphics 4000 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 73% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 650 MHz
Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1050 MHz
17.1x more texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
64x more pipelines: 1024 vs 16
71.8x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
17.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 347
3.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 194
34.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 538
8.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 8.712
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 155.638
5.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 0.931
4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.338 vs 7.36
16.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 12.009
9.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 754
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3691 vs 1492
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3335 vs 2392
9.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 754
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3691 vs 1492
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3335 vs 2392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 January 2015 vs 14 May 2012
Core clock speed	1127 MHz vs 650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 16
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111 vs 347
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 194
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734 vs 538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733 vs 8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44 vs 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888 vs 0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.338 vs 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825 vs 12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3335 vs 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3335 vs 2392

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6111

347

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

673

194

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

18734

538

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

73.733

8.712

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

792.44

155.638

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.888

0.931

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.338

7.36

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

200.825

12.009

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7218

754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

1492

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3335

2392

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7218

754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3691

1492

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3335

2392

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	Intel HD Graphics 4000
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111	347
PassMark - G2D Mark	673	194
Geekbench - OpenCL	18734	538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733	8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	792.44	155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.888	0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.338	7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	200.825	12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3691	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3335	2392
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218	754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3691	1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3335	2392
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	162	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	Generation 7.0
Code name	GM206	Ivy Bridge GT2
Launch date	22 January 2015	14 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	514	1501
Price now	$229.99
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	1127 MHz	650 MHz
CUDA cores	1024
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops	33.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Pipelines	1024	16
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec	4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	2,940 million	1,200 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	400 Watt
SLI options	2x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	11.1 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
Quick Sync