GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition vs HD Graphics 615

Place in the ranking	906	856
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.90	2.99
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT2	GK107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	8 November 2013 (11 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	384
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1085 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.40	34.72
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	0.8333 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	16
TMUs	24	32

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).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	IGP	no data

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	DDR3L/LPDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	80 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

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.1.126
CUDA	-	3.0

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	13 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
4K	6 +0%	6−7 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

+0%

1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 615 and GT 755M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

GT 755M Mac Edition is 8% faster in 1080p
A tie in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.87	2.16
Recency	30 August 2016	8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	50 Watt

HD Graphics 615 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

GT 755M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 15.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 615 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 615 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.