
The 384 shaders can be used with OpenCL 1.2 for general-purpose calculations (as 6 compute units).

In older games, however, higher quality settings will be possible.

Current and demanding games of 2013/2014 can be played fluently only in low resolutions and detail settings. The performance of the 128 bit Radeon R7 M260 is just slightly below a GeForce 825M, while models using a 64 bit memory interface will be a bit slower. The core is clocked at up to 715 MHz (128 bit version) or 980 MHz (64 bit version) and can access up to 4 GB of DDR3 memory (1000 MHz, 2000 MHz effective). Just like the older Radeon HD 8700M and 8600M series, it is based on the Mars chip (28nm GCN architecture) with 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs and 8 ROPs. The AMD Radeon R7 M260 is a lower mid-range DirectX 11 graphics card for laptops. The HD Graphics 4400 can be found on ULV dual-core Haswell models with a TDP of 15 watts.ĪMD Radeon R7 M260 ► remove from comparison Depending on the clock rate, the HD 4400 matches the performance of a dedicated Radeon HD 7550M.ĭue to the 22nm 3D Tri-Gate production process, the power consumption is relatively low. Compared to the ULV versions of the Ivy Bridge HD 4000, the HD 4400 is about 20 - 30 percent faster. This performance boost is achieved by architectural improvements and an increased number of execution units: The GT2 version integrates 20 EUs, compared to 16 EUs for the old HD 4000. Furthermore, the reduced TDP limits the Turbo Boost. Therefore, the clock rates are relatively low. The performance of the HD Graphics 4400 is somewhat below the HD 4600, since the GPU is designed for ULV models. Compared to the faster 4600, the 4400 offers the same amount of shaders, but lower clock speeds (see table of clock speeds of the different CPU models below). It also features an improved decoder for 4K videos and the fast Quick Sync encoder.

The GPU now supports DirectX 11.1, OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 4.0. In comparison to the HD 4000, the HD 4400 graphics core has been modified extensively. Depending on the processor model, the turbo clock rates may differ, resulting in varying graphics performance between models. The Intel HD Graphics 4400 (GT2) is a processor graphics card included in some of the ULV Haswell processors of 2013. The relatively low base clock can be automatically overclocked using Turbo Boost technology. Intel HD Graphics 4400 ► remove from comparison
