HD Graphics 5000 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and HD Graphics 5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.54
+857%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms HD Graphics 5000 by a whopping 857% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking356970
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.52
Architectureno dataGeneration 7.5 (2013)
GPU code nameno dataHaswell GT3
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)27 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8320
Core clock speed1278 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data30 Watt
Texture fill rateno data40.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.64 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data40

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).

Interfaceno dataRing Bus

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.54
+857%
HD Graphics 5000 1.52

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200
+325%
HD Graphics 5000 65904

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 HD28
+180%
10
−180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Hitman 3 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+380%
14−16
−380%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+130%
30−35
−130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Hitman 3 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+380%
14−16
−380%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+209%
10−12
−209%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+130%
30−35
−130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Hitman 3 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+380%
14−16
−380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+209%
10−12
−209%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+130%
30−35
−130%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+1143%
7−8
−1143%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and HD Graphics 5000 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 180% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 2967% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed HD Graphics 5000 in all 49 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.54 1.52
Recency 10 November 2020 27 May 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 22 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 856.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5000 in performance tests.


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