HD Graphics 505 vs HD Graphics 5500

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Intel HD Graphics 5500
HD Graphics 5500
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  • Interface PCIe 2.0 x1
  • Core clock speed 300
  • Max video memory System Shared
  • Memory type System Shared
  • Memory clock speed System Shared
  • Maximum resolution
Intel HD Graphics 505
HD Graphics 505
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
  • Core clock speed 300
  • Max video memory 8192 Mb
  • Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
  • Memory clock speed System Shared
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 659$
Games supported 50%

General info

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

Place in performance rating8801037
Value for money0.050.21
ArchitectureGen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)Gen. 9 Apollo Lake (2016−2017)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2Apollo Lake
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (8 years old)1 September 2016 (6 years old)
Current price$410 $659
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores2418
Core clock speed300 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors1,300 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate22.8011.70
Floating-point performanceno data230.4 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 5500 and HD Graphics 505 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 3.0 x1

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.1.801.1.97

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 1.46
+73.8%
HD Graphics 505 0.84
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

HD Graphics 5500 581
+68.9%
HD Graphics 505 344

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 69% in Passmark.

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: 16%

HD Graphics 5500 4798
+104%
HD Graphics 505 2351

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 104% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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: 16%

HD Graphics 5500 979
+57.9%
HD Graphics 505 620

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 58% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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: 13%

HD Graphics 5500 5544
+62.4%
HD Graphics 505 3414

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 62% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 5500 635
+65.7%
HD Graphics 505 383

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 66% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 5500 663
+62.5%
HD Graphics 505 408

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 63% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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
+81%
HD Graphics 505 32481

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 505 by 81% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p13no data
Full HD10
+11.1%
9
−11.1%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 no data
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 no data
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 no data
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 1.46 0.84
Recency 5 January 2015 1 September 2016
Pipelines / CUDA cores 24 18
Thermal design power (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

Intel HD Graphics 5500
HD Graphics 5500

since it shows better performance.


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