Radeon RX 5600M vs HD Graphics 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5500 and Radeon RX 5600M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 5500
2014
15 Watt
1.51

RX 5600M outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by a whopping 1417% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking979249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.9410.53
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2Navi 10
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)7 July 2020 (4 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 cores1922304
Core clock speed300 MHz1035 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz1265 MHz
Number of transistors1,300 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate20.40182.2
Floating-point processing power0.3264 TFLOPS5.829 TFLOPS
ROPs364
TMUs24144

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 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 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan+1.2

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
RX 5600M 22.91
+1417%

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
RX 5600M 8808
+1416%

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 5500 979
RX 5600M 24213
+2373%

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 5500 4798
RX 5600M 18582
+287%

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 5500 663
RX 5600M 17653
+2563%

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 5500 5544
RX 5600M 72335
+1205%

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
−1362%
190−200
+1362%
Full HD10
−760%
86
+760%
1440p3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%
4K2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Elden Ring 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3450%
70−75
+3450%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−460%
28
+460%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1000%
95−100
+1000%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−7600%
77
+7600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−1167%
76
+1167%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3450%
70−75
+3450%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−360%
23
+360%
Dota 2 8
−350%
36
+350%
Elden Ring 3−4
−2367%
70−75
+2367%
Far Cry 5 9
−278%
34
+278%
Fortnite 7−8
−1571%
110−120
+1571%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1000%
95−100
+1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 4
−1875%
75−80
+1875%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−825%
140−150
+825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−471%
40
+471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−1117%
70−75
+1117%
World of Tanks 20
−1140%
240−250
+1140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3450%
70−75
+3450%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−280%
19
+280%
Dota 2 13
−700%
104
+700%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−564%
70−75
+564%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1000%
95−100
+1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−825%
140−150
+825%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 0−1 35−40
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1833%
170−180
+1833%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 25
World of Tanks 9−10
−1600%
150−160
+1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−267%
11
+267%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Valorant 7−8
−771%
60−65
+771%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Elden Ring 0−1 18−20
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−160%
35−40
+160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 14−16
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−160%
35−40
+160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5
+150%
Dota 2 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Valorant 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant 145
+0%
145
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant 66
+0%
66
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 115
+0%
115
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Fortnite 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and RX 5600M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is 1362% faster in 900p
  • RX 5600M is 760% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600M is 1733% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600M is 1600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5600M is 7600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is ahead in 45 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 22.91
Recency 5 September 2014 7 July 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

HD Graphics 5500 has 900% lower power consumption.

RX 5600M, on the other hand, has a 1417.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.


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