GeForce RTX 5090 vs HD Graphics 515

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 515 with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 515
2015
15 Watt
1.61

RTX 5090 outperforms HD Graphics 515 by a whopping 6111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9561
Place by popularitynot in top-10059
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.03
Power efficiency7.5412.21
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameSkylake GT2GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 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 cores19221760
Core clock speed300 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate19.201,637
Floating-point processing power0.3072 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs3176
TMUs24680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR7
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared32 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared512 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x 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+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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.

HD Graphics 515 1.61
RTX 5090 100.00
+6111%

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 39373
+6100%

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 HD11
−1745%
203
+1745%
1440p2−3
−9200%
186
+9200%
4K2−3
−7300%
148
+7300%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.85
1440pno data10.75
4Kno data13.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−6175%
250−260
+6175%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2575%
210−220
+2575%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5925%
240−250
+5925%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−6175%
250−260
+6175%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2575%
210−220
+2575%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5925%
240−250
+5925%
Far Cry 5 0−1 210−220
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−4200%
300−350
+4200%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−25000%
250−260
+25000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
Valorant 35−40
−1789%
650−700
+1789%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−6175%
250−260
+6175%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2575%
210−220
+2575%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20
−1290%
270−280
+1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5925%
240−250
+5925%
Dota 2 9
−6011%
550−600
+6011%
Far Cry 5 0−1 210−220
Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−4200%
300−350
+4200%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−25000%
250−260
+25000%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−7200%
400−450
+7200%
Valorant 35−40
−1789%
650−700
+1789%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2425%
202
+2425%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5925%
240−250
+5925%
Dota 2 8
−5525%
450−500
+5525%
Far Cry 5 0−1 210−220
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−4200%
300−350
+4200%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1670%
170−180
+1670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−5733%
350
+5733%
Valorant 35−40
−1789%
650−700
+1789%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−5940%
300−350
+5940%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−11
−5060%
500−550
+5060%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1650%
170−180
+1650%
Valorant 9−10
−5289%
450−500
+5289%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5900%
120−130
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−15600%
150−160
+15600%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10250%
200−210
+10250%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7550%
300−350
+7550%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−10600%
321
+10600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−4933%
150−160
+4933%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−12700%
128
+12700%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1147%
180−190
+1147%
Valorant 8−9
−4050%
300−350
+4050%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 75−80
Dota 2 2−3
−5900%
120−130
+5900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8400%
170−180
+8400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 183
+0%
183
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 202
+0%
202
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 167
+0%
167
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 378
+0%
378
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

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

  • RTX 5090 is 1745% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 9200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 7300% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5090 is 25000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 47 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.61 100.00
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 6111.2% 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.

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