RTX A5000 Mobile vs HD Graphics (Broadwell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Broadwell) and RTX A5000 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Broadwell)
2015
0.96

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics (Broadwell) by a whopping 4221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking112295
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT1GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (9 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 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 cores126144
Core clock speed100 MHz1215 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rateno data302.4
Floating-point processing powerno data19.35 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo 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.

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.6

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 (Broadwell) 0.96
RTX A5000 Mobile 41.48
+4221%

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 (Broadwell) 641
RTX A5000 Mobile 36164
+5542%

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 (Broadwell) 463
RTX A5000 Mobile 27271
+5790%

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 (Broadwell) 4015
RTX A5000 Mobile 50154
+1149%

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 HD2−3
−5250%
107
+5250%
1440p1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%
4K1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1169%
160−170
+1169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1986%
140−150
+1986%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−316%
120−130
+316%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4800%
95−100
+4800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−1169%
160−170
+1169%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2643%
192
+2643%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−720%
80−85
+720%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−316%
120−130
+316%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1580%
80−85
+1580%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2567%
80−85
+2567%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−923%
133
+923%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2186%
160
+2186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−800%
90
+800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−45.2%
45
+45.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7600%
75−80
+7600%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6000%
60−65
+6000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
Hitman 3 7−8
−643%
50−55
+643%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2075%
85−90
+2075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 55−60
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−4725%
190−200
+4725%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2167%
65−70
+2167%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 30−35

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 29
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75
+0%
75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+0%
26
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Broadwell) and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 5250% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 6400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 4700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 9100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (37%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 41.48
Recency 5 January 2015 12 April 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

RTX A5000 Mobile has a 4220.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Broadwell) in performance tests.


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