ATI Radeon HD 5450 vs HD Graphics 500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 500 with Radeon HD 5450, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 500
2015
8 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 10 Watt
0.77
+120%

HD Graphics 500 outperforms ATI HD 5450 by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11531287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.801.26
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameApollo Lake GT1Cedar
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 February 2010 (14 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 cores9680
Core clock speed200 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate7.8005.200
Floating-point processing power0.1248 TFLOPS0.104 TFLOPS
ROPs24
TMUs128

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4DDR2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.3N/A

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.

HD Graphics 500 0.77
+120%
ATI HD 5450 0.35

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.

HD Graphics 500 298
+119%
ATI HD 5450 136

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.

HD Graphics 500 363
+57.6%
ATI HD 5450 230

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 HD10
+150%
4−5
−150%
1440p1-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 500 and ATI HD 5450 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 500 is 150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.35
Recency 1 September 2015 4 February 2010
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 19 Watt

HD Graphics 500 has a 120% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 90% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5450 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 500 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5450 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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