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    How good is the HD4000 integrated GPU?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by mortalcombat, Jun 28, 2012.

  1. mortalcombat

    mortalcombat Notebook Consultant

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    How powerful is it? Can it handle 720p video? 1080p?
    I'm only talking for basic multimedia not gaming of course
     
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    Oh yes. No problems there. But don't take my word for it:

     
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    Of course the HD4000 can play your average 1080p videos of all compressions perfectly.

    Even the old HD500 does it seamlessly.

    And even the ANCIENT GMA 3100 was able to play a 720p MKV film perfectly, with some hiccups at the beginning, but smooth onward.

    You can even game on the HD4000, games that were released before 2009 in max settings. With some exceptions (Crysis and stuff like that). All source games are playable on max settings too.
     
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    For non-gamers the HD 4000 is perfect, because it uses so little power being onboard the CPU while also being powerful enough for 1080p decoding.

    I'd disagree with it being capable of any real gaming, but it can work.
    PassMark Software - Video Card Benchmarks - Video Card Look Up
    I've tried the HD 3000 with Tribes Ascend and I couldn't even get playable FPS on lowest settings and 800x600 resolution. The HD 4000 has around double the power, so it still wouldn't be that great for gaming.
    HD 4000 vs HD 3000 - Ivy Bridge Tested - Neowin Forums

    I think it would be good enough for low level gaming, like lowest settings, depending on the game. It technically has the horse power of a 7900GT which I believe was the top Nvidia model in 2005.
     
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    I'm just asking about the capabilities when Enduro switches to the HD4000 for everyday purpose.

    I will have the HD7970M for gaming :)
     
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    Oh sorry we thought you were buying a notebook only with HD 4000.

    Yeah the HD 4000 is plenty powerful for all non-gaming tasks besides video editing and graphic design, in which the 7970M would be used (I assume at least).
     
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    The HD4000 is more than perfect for everyday use. If you want to save power, you can even use it for some older and less demanding games instead of the 7970M.
     
    Hurricane9, Jun 28, 2012
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