GeForce RTX 3080 vs HD Graphics 5500

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Aggregate performance score

HD Graphics 5500
2015
15 Watt
1.50

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by a whopping 4261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking93323
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0623.55
ArchitectureGen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2Ampere GA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2015 (9 years ago)16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$410 $823 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 39150% better value for money than HD Graphics 5500.

Detailed specifications

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 cores248704
Core clock speed300 MHz1450 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,300 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate22.80465.1

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 5500 and GeForce RTX 3080 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 2.0 x1PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 SharedGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared10 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared19000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data760.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.801.2
CUDAno data8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 1.50
RTX 3080 65.42
+4261%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 4261% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD Graphics 5500 581
RTX 3080 25289
+4253%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 4253% 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: 17%

HD Graphics 5500 979
RTX 3080 53713
+5387%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 5387% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD Graphics 5500 4798
RTX 3080 91747
+1812%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 1812% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD Graphics 5500 663
RTX 3080 39257
+5821%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 5821% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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: 14%

HD Graphics 5500 5544
RTX 3080 188064
+3292%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 3292% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 5500 58776
RTX 3080 529548
+801%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 801% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 3
RTX 3080 165
+6258%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 6258% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 12
RTX 3080 69
+458%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 458% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 2
RTX 3080 13
+446%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 446% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 7
RTX 3080 121
+1606%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 1606% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 7
RTX 3080 70
+975%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 975% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 1
RTX 3080 44
+4290%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 4290% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 4
RTX 3080 190
+4424%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 4424% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

HD Graphics 5500 0
RTX 3080 17
+17300%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by 17300% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

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
−4131%
550−600
+4131%
Full HD10
−1530%
163
+1530%
1440p2−3
−5850%
119
+5850%
4K1−2
−8600%
87
+8600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3050%
120−130
+3050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−10000%
100−110
+10000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3325%
130−140
+3325%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3350%
138
+3350%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1400%
100−110
+1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−13600%
130−140
+13600%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−3100%
190−200
+3100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−4200%
172
+4200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1992%
272
+1992%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−2083%
131
+2083%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−3730%
383
+3730%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−10000%
100−110
+10000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3325%
130−140
+3325%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3250%
134
+3250%
Far Cry 5 9
−1267%
123
+1267%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6100%
62
+6100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−3100%
190−200
+3100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2375%
99
+2375%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1777%
244
+1777%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4233%
130
+4233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−2430%
253
+2430%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−7475%
303
+7475%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−10000%
100−110
+10000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3325%
130−140
+3325%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1400%
100−110
+1400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−3100%
190−200
+3100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1300%
182
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2
−7350%
149
+7350%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4267%
131
+4267%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−7450%
150−160
+7450%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−14300%
144
+14300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 84

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2450%
100−110
+2450%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8500%
86
+8500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−6650%
135
+6650%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−15300%
150−160
+15300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−2920%
151
+2920%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−11500%
110−120
+11500%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 6−7
−1650%
105
+1650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 50−55
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 52
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5700%
116
+5700%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2125%
89
+2125%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95
+3067%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 4131% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3080 is 1530% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 5850% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 is 8600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 is 15300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3080 surpassed HD Graphics 5500 in all 43 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 65.42
Recency 5 January 2015 16 September 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 320 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5500 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop one.


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