Radeon HD 6470M vs HD Graphics 5500

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Aggregate performance score

HD Graphics 5500
2015
15 Watt
1.50
+154%

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms Radeon HD 6470M by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking9341168
Place by popularity78not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
ArchitectureGen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2Seymour XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$569.99
Current price$410 $201 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 5500 and HD 6470M have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores24160
Core clock speed300 MHz700 / 750 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate22.805.600
Floating-point performanceno data224 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 5500 and Radeon HD 6470M 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 2.0 x16

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 SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.8 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.1.80N/A

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
+154%
HD 6470M 0.59

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms Radeon HD 6470M by 154% based on our aggregated 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
+156%
HD 6470M 227

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms Radeon HD 6470M by 156% 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
+83%
HD 6470M 535

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms Radeon HD 6470M by 83% 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
+181%
HD 6470M 1706

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms Radeon HD 6470M by 181% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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
+30%
10
−30%
Full HD10
−10%
11
+10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and HD 6470M compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 5500 is 30% faster in 900p
  • HD 6470M is 10% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 5500 is 125% faster than the HD 6470M.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6470M is 50% faster than the HD Graphics 5500.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 5500 is ahead in 27 tests (84%)
  • HD 6470M is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 0.59
Recency 5 January 2015 6 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm

The HD Graphics 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6470M in performance tests.


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