HD Graphics 4600 vs HD Graphics 5600

Price now 121$

Games supported 57%

Price now 464$

Games supported 57%

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General info

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

Place in performance rating	811	813
Place by popularity	no data	82
Value for money	0.60	0.07
Architecture	Gen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)	Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)
GPU code name	Broadwell GT2	Haswell GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 June 2015 (7 years old)	1 June 2013 (9 years old)
Current price	$121	$464

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	24	20
Core clock speed	300 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	1,300 million	392 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	27.00
Floating-point performance	no data	50 gflops

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 5600 and HD Graphics 4600 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.

Interface

PCIe 2.0 x1

PCIe 1.0 x16

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 type	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System 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 Connectors

No outputs

Technologies

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

Quick Sync

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.80	1.1.80

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 5600 1.81
+0.6%

HD Graphics 4600 1.80

Passmark
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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 5600 639

HD Graphics 4600 710
+11.1%

HD Graphics 4600 outperforms HD Graphics 5600 by 11% 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: 16%

HD Graphics 5600 1431
+57.2%

HD Graphics 4600 911

HD Graphics 5600 outperforms HD Graphics 4600 by 57% 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 5600 7757
+38.2%

HD Graphics 4600 5613

HD Graphics 5600 outperforms HD Graphics 4600 by 38% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 5600 944
+59.3%

HD Graphics 4600 593

HD Graphics 5600 outperforms HD Graphics 4600 by 59% 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 5600 991
+55.9%

HD Graphics 4600 636

HD Graphics 5600 outperforms HD Graphics 4600 by 56% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	no data	14
Full HD	12 +9.1%	11 −9.1%

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

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 +50%	4 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating	1.81	1.80
Recency	2 June 2015	1 June 2013
Pipelines / CUDA cores	24	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt