HD Graphics P530 vs Iris Plus Graphics 655
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 655 with HD Graphics P530, including specs and performance data.
Iris Plus Graphics 655 outperforms HD Graphics P530 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 663 | 798 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 20.52 | 12.75 |
Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) |
GPU code name | Coffee Lake GT3e | Skylake GT2 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 3 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (9 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 | 384 | 192 |
Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1150 MHz |
Number of transistors | 189 million | 189 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+++ | 14 nm+ |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 50.40 | 18.40 |
Floating-point processing power | 0.8064 TFLOPS | 0.4416 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 6 | 3 |
TMUs | 48 | 16 |
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 x1 |
Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1740 MB |
Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
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 | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.1.97 |
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.
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 | 20
+66.7%
| 12−14
−66.7%
|
1440p | 10
+66.7%
| 6−7
−66.7%
|
4K | 12
+71.4%
| 7−8
−71.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 46
+229%
|
14−16
−229%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 23
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+15.8%
|
35−40
−15.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 40
+186%
|
14−16
−186%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 17
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+15.8%
|
35−40
−15.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+15.8%
|
35−40
−15.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Hitman 3 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
This is how Iris Plus Graphics 655 and HD Graphics P530 compete in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 67% faster in 1080p
- Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 67% faster in 1440p
- Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 71% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics 655 is 300% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics P530 is 133% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics 655 is ahead in 58 tests (97%)
- HD Graphics P530 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 4.49 | 2.79 |
Recency | 3 April 2018 | 1 September 2015 |
Iris Plus Graphics 655 has a 60.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
The Iris Plus Graphics 655 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P530 in performance tests.
Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a notebook card while HD Graphics P530 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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