Intel HD Graphics 4000
The Intel HD Graphics 4000 (GT2) is a processor graphics card that is included in the Ivy Bridge processors of 2012 (3rd generation of core, e.g. Core i7-3770). The base clock can be automatically overclocked using Turbo Boost technology. Depending on the processor model, the base and turbo clock rate may differ greatly resulting in different graphics performance of ULV parts compared to high-end desktop and laptop quad-core parts.
Compared to the Intel HD Graphics 3000 in Sandy Bridge CPUs, the HD 4000 card was completely redesigned and offers improved DirectX 11 capable shaders, Hardware Tessellation, a dedicated level 3 cache (before the Last Level Cache LLC of the CPU) and DirectCompute support. The IPC (instructions per clock) can therefore be even 2x as fast as with Sandy Bridge and overall up to 60% more performance (3DMark Vantage) should be possible.
First benchmarks position the HD Graphics 4000 (in a fast quad core desktop CPU) on a level with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce GT 330M and therefore above the AMD processor graphics Radeon HD 6620G. In our extensive tests with games the HD Graphics 4000 was able to beat the HD 6620G in a fast Core i7-3820QM by about 15%. In the slower i7-3610QM and a dual core i5 it was on a similar level as the 6620G. Therefore, casual gamers that wont mind reducing the quality settings in high end games, may be happy with the performance of the HD Graphics 4000. Beware, that the HD Graphics 4000 is used with different clock speeds depending on the CPU model. The ULV CPUs (Core ix-3xx7U) for example feature lower clock speeds and cant maintain the Turbo frequency as good as the 35 - 55 Watt models. Therefore, the ULV version is about 30% slower on average.
A speciality of the Ivy Bridge GPUs is that 4x MSAA is supported in hardware now. However, 2x is only supported through software. The algorithm to support 2x is going through the 4x pipeline with a software algorithm, so performance is similar to 4x MSAA.
The integrated video decoder called Multi Format Codec Engine (MFX) was also improved and should allow even simultaneus 4K video decoding. DXVAChecker lists MPEG2, VC1, WMV9, and H264 as supported codecs. QuickSync for fast transcoding of videos was also optimized for higher performance and better image quality.
Another new feature is the support for up to 3 independent displays (depends on how the HD 4000 is used in the laptop - maybe only with a DisplayPort / eDP) as AMD offers with theirs Eyefinity support (up to 6 displays). DisplayPort 1.1 (max 2560x1600) and HDMI 1.4 (max 1920x1080 without hacks) are supported by the chip according to Intel.
Due to the 22nm 3D Tri-Gate production process, the power consumption should be relatively low (the development was focused on performance per Watt). The TDP of the whole package (including processor and memory controller) varies between 18 Watt (ULV) up to 45 Watt (mobile quad core) for the consumer laptop CPUs.
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| HD Graphics Series | |
| Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge |
| Pipelines | 16 - unified |
| Core Speed | 350 - 1350 (Boost) MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit |
| Shared Memory | yes |
| DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
| technology | 22 nm |
| Features | QuickSync |
| Date of Announcement | 23.03.2011 |
| CPU in HD Graphics 4000 | GPU Base Speed | GPU Boost / Turbo |
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| Intel Core i7-3770K | 4 x 3500 MHz, 77 W | 650 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3940XM | 4 x 3000 MHz, 55 W | 650 MHz | 1350 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3920XM | 4 x 2900 MHz, 55 W | 650 MHz | 1300 MHz | | » show 36 more | | Intel Core i7-3840QM | 4 x 2800 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1300 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3820QM | 4 x 2700 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1250 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3740QM | 4 x 2700 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1300 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3720QM | 4 x 2600 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1250 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3570K | 4 x 3400 MHz, 77 W | 650 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3635QM | 4 x 2400 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3630QM | 4 x 2400 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3615QM | 4 x 2300 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3610QM | 4 x 2300 MHz, 45 W | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3632QM | 4 x 2200 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3612QM | 4 x 2100 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3540M | 2 x 3000 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1300 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3520M | 2 x 2900 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1250 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3380M | 2 x 2900 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1250 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3360M | 2 x 2800 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3340M | 2 x 2700 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1250 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3320M | 2 x 2600 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3230M | 2 x 2600 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3687U | 2 x 2100 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3210M | 2 x 2500 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3667U | 2 x 2000 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3537U | 2 x 2000 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3517U | 2 x 1900 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i3-3130M | 2 x 2600 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3437U | 2 x 1900 MHz, 17 W | 650 MHz | 1200 MHz | | Intel Core i3-3120M | 2 x 2500 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3427U | 2 x 1800 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1150 MHz | | Intel Core i3-3110M | 2 x 2400 MHz, 35 W | 650 MHz | 1000 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3337U | 2 x 1800 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3317U | 2 x 1700 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1050 MHz | | Intel Core i7-3689Y | 2 x 1500 MHz, 13 W | 350 MHz | 850 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3439Y | 2 x 1500 MHz, 13 W | 350 MHz | 850 MHz | | Intel Core i3-3227U | 2 x 1900 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1100 MHz | | Intel Core i5-3339Y | 2 x 1500 MHz, 13 W | 350 MHz | 850 MHz | | Intel Core i3-3217U | 2 x 1800 MHz, 17 W | 350 MHz | 1050 MHz | | Intel Core i3-3229Y | 2 x 1400 MHz, 13 W | 350 MHz | 850 MHz | | min. - max. | | 350 - 650 MHz | 850 - 1350 MHz |
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Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
2.9 pt (3%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 43759 avg: 44324 median: 44323.5 (7%) max: 44888 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 20514 avg: 24179 median: 24426 (3%) max: 28772 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 1469 avg: 3380 median: 3282.5 (4%) max: 5946 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 1619 avg: 3850 median: 3768.5 (2%) max: 5761 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 168 avg: 447 median: 444 (1%) max: 647 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 191 avg: 486 median: 480 (1%) max: 705 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 11232 avg: 31858 median: 31598 (4%) max: 48923 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 248 avg: 603 median: 603 (1%) max: 802 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 216 avg: 522 median: 523 (1%) max: 684 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 830 avg: 2985 median: 2959 (3%) max: 4433 Points
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 659 avg: 2441 median: 2415 (2%) max: 3488 Points
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3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 8967 avg: 14343 median: 15220 (16%) max: 16933 Points
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 7402 avg: 11805 median: 12768 (7%) max: 19294 Points
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 5239 avg: 8296 median: 8393 (12%) max: 11948 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +4276 points (8%)
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 1605 avg: 4588 median: 4412.5 (8%) max: 7159 Points
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 6.9 avg: 7.6 median: 7.4 (2%) max: 8.9 fps
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
min: 7.7 avg: 8.1 median: 8.1 (4%) max: 8.4 fps
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 6 avg: 9.6 median: 9.4 (2%) max: 13 fps
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 0.69 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (1%) max: 1.47 fps
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 1.43 avg: 1.9 median: 2.1 (3%) max: 2.27 fps
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 3.98 avg: 6.9 median: 7.5 (9%) max: 8.45 fps
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 0.62 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (5%) max: 1.47 fps
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 7.12 avg: 10.2 median: 9.7 (7%) max: 13.09 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -86%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 5.67 avg: 10.2 median: 11.1 (12%) max: 12.55 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -8%
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 1.06 avg: 1.6 median: 1.7 (1%) max: 2.24 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -39%
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
0 fps (0%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 5.9 avg: 6.4 median: 6.4 (81%) max: 6.6 Points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 4.7 avg: 5.6 median: 5.1 (65%) max: 6.6 Points
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2447 avg: 5020 median: 5157 (24%) max: 8562 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 5.58 avg: 14.4 median: 13.6 (6%) max: 22.54 fps
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 8.47 avg: 11.9 median: 11.9 (3%) max: 15.35 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
min: 32.2 avg: 50.9 median: 32.2 (32%) max: 97.8 %
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GLBenchmark 2.5 - GLBench 2.5 Egypt HD Offscreen
min: 74 avg: 91.5 median: 91.5 (17%) max: 109 fps
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GLBenchmark 2.5 - GLBench 2.5 Egypt HD
min: 51 avg: 52 median: 52 (87%) max: 53 fps
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 31 avg: 40.1 median: 39 (0%) max: 49 fps
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
min: 31 avg: 32.4 median: 32 (1%) max: 34 fps
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 31 avg: 46.9 median: 34 (0%) max: 163 Samples/s
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