UHD Graphics 605 vs HD Graphics 500

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Intel HD Graphics 500
HD Graphics 500
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
  • Core clock speed 300
  • Max video memory 8192 Mb
  • Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
  • Memory clock speed System Shared
  • Maximum resolution
Intel UHD Graphics 605
UHD Graphics 605
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
  • Core clock speed 300
  • Max video memory System Shared
  • Memory type DDR4 / LPDDR4
  • Memory clock speed System Shared
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 458$
Games supported 51%

General info

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

Place in performance rating1056970
Value for money0.290.77
ArchitectureGen. 9 Apollo Lake (2016−2017)Gen. 9 Apollo Lake (2016−2017)
GPU code nameApollo LakeGemini Lake
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2016 (6 years old)11 December 2017 (5 years old)
Current price$414 $458
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1218
Core clock speed300 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed700 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors189 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)10 Watt5 Watt
Texture fill rate9.00014.40
Floating-point performance144.0 gflopsno data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 500 and UHD Graphics 605 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1PCIe 3.0 x1

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4DDR4 / LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

Quick Sync++

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.1.971.1.103

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 0.74
UHD Graphics 605 1.14
+54.1%
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

HD Graphics 500 297
UHD Graphics 605 453
+52.5%

UHD Graphics 605 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by 53% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

HD Graphics 500 482
UHD Graphics 605 648
+34.4%

UHD Graphics 605 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by 34% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 500 3007
UHD Graphics 605 3360
+11.7%

UHD Graphics 605 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by 12% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 500 307
UHD Graphics 605 419
+36.5%

UHD Graphics 605 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by 36% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 500 363
UHD Graphics 605 454
+25.2%

UHD Graphics 605 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by 25% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

HD Graphics 500 24609
UHD Graphics 605 45008
+82.9%

UHD Graphics 605 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by 83% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD10
−20%
12
+20%
1440p1
−2300%
24
+2300%
4Kno data15

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 1
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 0.74 1.14
Recency 1 September 2016 11 December 2017
Pipelines / CUDA cores 12 18
Thermal design power (TDP) 10 Watt 5 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

Intel UHD Graphics 605
UHD Graphics 605

since it shows better performance.


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