UHD Graphics 615 vs HD Graphics 5300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5300 and UHD Graphics 615, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 5300
2014
15 Watt
1.02

UHD Graphics 615 outperforms HD Graphics 5300 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1107907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.789.08
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2Amber Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)7 November 2018 (6 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 cores192192
Core clock speed300 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors1,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2021.60
Floating-point processing power0.3072 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs33
TMUs2424

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 BusRing 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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan+1.3

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 5300 1.02
UHD Graphics 615 1.94
+90.2%

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 5300 401
UHD Graphics 615 764
+90.5%

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.

HD Graphics 5300 647
UHD Graphics 615 1221
+88.7%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD Graphics 5300 3104
UHD Graphics 615 3813
+22.8%

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 5300 439
UHD Graphics 615 819
+86.6%

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.

HD Graphics 5300 3720
UHD Graphics 615 6583
+77%

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.

HD Graphics 5300 59555
+4.4%
UHD Graphics 615 57024

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:

900p5
−80%
9−10
+80%
Full HD7
−42.9%
10
+42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Fortnite 1−2
−700%
8
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Valorant 30−35
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20
−95%
35−40
+95%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 14−16
+15.4%
13
−15.4%
Fortnite 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 30−35
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 14−16
+36.4%
11
−36.4%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 30−35
−18.8%
35−40
+18.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Valorant 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 5300 and UHD Graphics 615 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 615 is 80% faster in 900p
  • UHD Graphics 615 is 43% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 5300 is 36% faster.
  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 615 is 1300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 5300 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • UHD Graphics 615 is ahead in 35 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (34%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 1.94
Recency 5 September 2014 7 November 2018

UHD Graphics 615 has a 90.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The UHD Graphics 615 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5300 in performance tests.

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