HD Graphics 515 vs Radeon 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 860M and HD Graphics 515, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 860M
2025
15 Watt
10.92
+623%

860M outperforms HD Graphics 515 by a whopping 623% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427967
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency54.367.52
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameStrix PointSkylake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateMarch 2025 (recently)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 cores512192
Core clock speed400 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed3000 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate96.0019.20
Floating-point processing power3.072 TFLOPS0.3072 TFLOPS
ROPs83
TMUs3224
Ray Tracing Cores8no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.31.3

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.

Radeon 860M 10.92
+623%
HD Graphics 515 1.51

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.

Radeon 860M 4600
+623%
HD Graphics 515 636

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 HD25
+127%
11
−127%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+663%
8−9
−663%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+663%
8−9
−663%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Fortnite 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
Valorant 100−110
+181%
35−40
−181%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+663%
8−9
−663%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+715%
20
−715%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Fortnite 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Grand Theft Auto V 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%
Valorant 100−110
+181%
35−40
−181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+500%
8−9
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+300%
10−11
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+314%
7−8
−314%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
+750%
10−11
−750%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Valorant 120−130
+1256%
9−10
−1256%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Valorant 55−60
+638%
8−9
−638%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Far Cry 5 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Radeon 860M and HD Graphics 515 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 860M is 127% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 860M is 3600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 860M is ahead in 37 tests (79%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.92 1.51
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm

Radeon 860M has a 623.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 515 in performance tests.

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