Radeon 880M vs HD Graphics 500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 500 and Radeon 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
880M outperforms HD Graphics 500 by a whopping 2418% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1248 | 351 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.36 | 94.28 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | RDNA 3.5 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Apollo Lake GT1 | Gorgon Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (11 years ago) | 5 January 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.800 | 139.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1248 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 12 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 10 | 36
+260%
|
| 1440p | 1 | 22
+2100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 32
+540%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 54 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 75−80
+1420%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 25
+400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 70−75
+775%
|
| Valorant | 30−35 | 130−140
+348%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22 | 220−230
+1035%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
| Dota 2 | 6 | 150−160
+2400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 49 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 75−80
+1420%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 19
+280%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 40−45
+3900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 70−75
+775%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 53
+783%
|
| Valorant | 30−35 | 130−140
+348%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 35−40
+3800%
|
| Dota 2 | 5 | 120−130
+2300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 46 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 75−80
+1420%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 12
+140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 70−75
+775%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 33
+450%
|
| Valorant | 30−35 | 130−140
+348%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 35−40
+1750%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5 | 130−140
+3275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 160−170
+2013%
|
| Valorant | 2−3 | 160−170
+7950%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Far Cry 5 | 1 | 40−45
+4100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 45−50
+2200%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 20−22 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 27−30
+2700%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 40−45
+4200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 30−35
+120%
|
| Valorant | 6−7 | 95−100
+1500%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 18−20
+850%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 18−20
+850%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95 | 95 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 40−45 | 40−45 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70 | 70 |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 95−100 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 39 | 39 |
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 53 | 53 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80 | 75−80 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100 | 95−100 |
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 22 | 22 |
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 24−27 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30 | 27−30 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12 | 10−12 |
This is how HD Graphics 500 and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 880M is 260% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 880M is 2100% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 880M is 7950% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 880M performs better in 33 tests (57%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (43%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 18.13 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 5 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
HD Graphics 500 has 33% lower power consumption.
Radeon 880M, on the other hand, has a 2418% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 71% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 500 in performance tests.
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