Radeon R7 (Kaveri) vs HD Graphics P530

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics P530 and Radeon R7 (Kaveri), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics P530
2015
1740 MB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
2.78
+74.8%

HD Graphics P530 outperforms R7 (Kaveri) by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking799965
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameSkylake GT2Kaveri
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 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 cores24512
Core clock speed350 MHz553 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz686 MHz
Number of transistors189 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate18.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.4416 gflopsno data
ROPs3no data
TMUs16no data

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1no 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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4no data
Maximum RAM amount1740 MBno data
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64/128 Bit
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 outputsno data

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.1.97-

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 HD24−27
+71.4%
14
−71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−16.7%
14
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+15.2%
30−35
−15.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−35.7%
19
+35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+15.2%
30−35
−15.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+15.2%
30−35
−15.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how HD Graphics P530 and R7 (Kaveri) compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics P530 is 71% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics P530 is 250% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 (Kaveri) is 36% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics P530 is ahead in 45 tests (92%)
  • R7 (Kaveri) is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.78 1.59
Recency 1 September 2015 4 June 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

HD Graphics P530 has a 74.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics P530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Kaveri) in performance tests.


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