HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2) vs HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)

HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
Memory: 0Mb System SharedDESKTOP
Release date: 14 May 2012
HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
Memory: 0Mb System SharedDESKTOP
Release date: 3 Jun 2013
HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)

Summary

Reasons to consider HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)

Reasons to consider HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications.

HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)

HWBench recommends HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)

Based on theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Core Configuration

HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
GPU NameIvy Bridge GT2 ()vsHaswell GT2 ()
Fab Process22 nmvs22 nm
Die Size160 mm²vs177 mm²
Transistors392 millionvs392 million
Shaders16vs20
Compute Units0vs0
Core clock650 MHzvs400 MHz
ROPs4vs2
TMUs4vs4

Memory Configuration

HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
Memory TypeSystem SharedvsSystem Shared
Bus WidthSystem SharedvsSystem Shared
Memory SpeedSystem SharedvsSystem Shared
Memory Size0 Mbvs0 Mb

Additional details

HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
TDP0 wattsvs45 watts
Release Date14 May 2012vs3 Jun 2013

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    2.60 GP/s
  • HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
    5.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    2.60 GT/s
  • HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
    10.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    0.00 GB/s
  • HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
    0.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge GT2)
    20.80 GFLOPs
  • HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell GT2)
    432.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better