I’m about to purchase a new laptop and one of the things I will use it for is 3D modeling and rendering; not heavy animation stuff, but more Sketchup architectural models and Artlantis renderings.
What I’m trying to work out is the specifications of its graphics-adapter so that I can compare it against other systems. Unfortunately it only says Intel HD Graphics 4000 which isn’t very usefull for comparison.
Any ideas on how I can find more detailed specs?
just to elaborate the laptop im looking at i regards to this question is the macbook pro 13" retina.
Best Answer
The Intel HD Graphics 4000 is an integrated graphics solutions bult into 3rd generation Core i3/i5/i7 processors. As such, it shares the CPU's cores' RAM.
All CPUs have 16 execution units, a memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s and can use up to 1,720 MB of the system's memory. The maximum GPU core clock goes up to 1300 MHz, but it varies from model to model. (source).
For a list of (mobile and desktop) CPUs that use Intel HD Graphics 4000 and their specifications, see:
To compare the performance of different mobile GPUs, you can check out Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards or Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List at Notebookcheck.net Tech.
Keep in mind that it is impossible to test all GPUs using the same CPU, RAM, etc. (the Intel HD Graphics 4000 itself only comes embedded in a handful of mobile CPUs), so you have to take the benchmarks with a grain of salt.