GeForce 305M vs HD Graphics 5600
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 5600 and GeForce 305M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 5600 outperforms 305M by a whopping 1388% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 608 | 1278 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 26.76 | 1.93 |
| Architecture | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Broadwell GT2 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (15 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 cores | 192 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 525 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,300 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.20 | 4.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4032 TFLOPS | 0.0368 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 55 |
| ROPs | 3 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 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 type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | Up to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 11.2 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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.
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.
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:
| Full HD | 12 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+141%
|
27−30
−141%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 90−95
+564%
|
14−16
−564%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+141%
|
27−30
−141%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+200%
|
7−8
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 65−70
+141%
|
27−30
−141%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+800%
|
4−5
−800%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+1425%
|
4−5
−1425%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+13.3%
|
14−16
−13.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 5600 is 1300% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 305M is 33% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD Graphics 5600 is ahead in 27 tests (96%)
- GeForce 305M is ahead in 1 test (4%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.06 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 5 September 2014 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 14 Watt |
HD Graphics 5600 has a 1388.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 305M, on the other hand, has 7.1% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.
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