GeForce RTX 5090 vs HD Graphics 515

Place in the ranking	953	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	58
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.55
Power efficiency	7.60	12.54
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	GB202
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	192	21760
Core clock speed	300 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	1,637
Floating-point processing power	0.3072 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	176
TMUs	24	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170

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).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	System Shared	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	32 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	1.79 TB/s
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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API and SDK compatibility

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	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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 515 1.54

RTX 5090 100.00
+6394%

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 515 635

RTX 5090 41430
+6424%

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 −1970%	207 +1970%
1440p	2−3 −9100%	184 +9100%
4K	2−3 −6950%	141 +6950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2563%	210−220 +2563%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5900%	300−310 +5900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −5750%	110−120 +5750%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2563%	210−220 +2563%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5900%	300−310 +5900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −5900%	600−650 +5900%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −19700%	190−200 +19700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −2129%	150−160 +2129%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −5750%	110−120 +5750%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2563%	210−220 +2563%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5900%	300−310 +5900%
Dota 2	3 −5733%	170−180 +5733%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1225%	159 +1225%
Fortnite	8−9 −3750%	300−350 +3750%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −5900%	600−650 +5900%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −6233%	190−200 +6233%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −19700%	190−200 +19700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5 −4200%	210−220 +4200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −2129%	150−160 +2129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −2075%	170−180 +2075%
World of Tanks	20 −1295%	270−280 +1295%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −5750%	110−120 +5750%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −2425%	202 +2425%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −5900%	300−310 +5900%
Dota 2	8 −6150%	500−550 +6150%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −5900%	600−650 +5900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1165%	210−220 +1165%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −5900%	600−650 +5900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −9200%	90−95 +9200%
World of Tanks	10−11 −5060%	500−550 +5060%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −6233%	190−200 +6233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2567%	160−170 +2567%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −23800%	230−240 +23800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −5900%	300−310 +5900%
Valorant	7−8 −8071%	550−600 +8071%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	174
Dota 2	16−18 −1069%	180−190 +1069%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6233%	950−1000 +6233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −5125%	200−210 +5125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6300%	60−65 +6300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6233%	950−1000 +6233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	55
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5900%	120−130 +5900%
Dota 2	16−18 −6150%	1000−1050 +6150%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −10400%	100−110 +10400%
Valorant	2−3 −18100%	350−400 +18100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Valorant	800−850 +0%	800−850 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	183 +0%	183 +0%
Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus

167

+0%

167

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 515 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 1970% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 9100% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 6950% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 23800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 30 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 13 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.54	100.00
Recency	1 September 2015	30 January 2025
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	575 Watt

HD Graphics 515 has 3733.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 6393.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 515 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 515 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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