FirePro M4150 vs HD Graphics 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5500 with FirePro M4150, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 5500
2014
15 Watt
1.51

M4150 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking976834
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.90no data
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2Opal
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)16 October 2013 (11 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 cores192384
Core clock speed300 MHz715 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate20.4017.16
Floating-point processing power0.3264 TFLOPS0.5491 TFLOPS
ROPs38
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 BusPCIe 3.0 x8

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 SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 GB/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 DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131

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 5500 1.51
FirePro M4150 2.46
+62.9%

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 5500 581
FirePro M4150 948
+63.2%

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:

900p13
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Full HD10
−60%
16−18
+60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−61.8%
55−60
+61.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and FirePro M4150 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M4150 is 62% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M4150 is 60% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 2.46
Recency 5 September 2014 16 October 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

HD Graphics 5500 has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FirePro M4150, on the other hand, has a 62.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The FirePro M4150 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5500 is a notebook graphics card while FirePro M4150 is a mobile workstation 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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