Intel HD Graphics 5600 vs AMD Radeon R7 M270

Price now no data

Games supported 57%

Price now 121$

Games supported 57%

Questions and comments

General info

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

Place in performance rating	796	811
Value for money	no data	0.57
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Gen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)
GPU code name	Opal XT / Mars	Broadwell GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2014 (9 years old)	2 June 2015 (7 years old)
Current price	no data	$121

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	24
Core clock speed	825 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1050 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	no data	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.80	25.20
Floating-point performance	633.6 gflops	no data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M270 and HD Graphics 5600 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x1

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	Not Listed	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	0 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	Not Listed	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Video outputs and ports

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

No outputs

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.1.80
Mantle	+	no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

R7 M270 1.89
+4.4%

HD Graphics 5600 1.81

Passmark
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

R7 M270 750
+17.4%

HD Graphics 5600 639

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms HD Graphics 5600 by 17% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

R7 M270 1858
+29.8%

HD Graphics 5600 1431

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms HD Graphics 5600 by 30% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

R7 M270 6365

HD Graphics 5600 7757
+21.9%

HD Graphics 5600 outperforms Radeon R7 M270 by 22% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

R7 M270 1177
+24.7%

HD Graphics 5600 944

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms HD Graphics 5600 by 25% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

R7 M270 1258
+26.9%

HD Graphics 5600 991

Radeon R7 M270 outperforms HD Graphics 5600 by 27% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

14
+16.7%

−16.7%

Popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −20%	6 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +66.7%	3 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating	1.89	1.81
Recency	7 January 2014	2 June 2015
Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	24
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

Technical City couldn't decide between

Radeon R7 M270

and

HD Graphics 5600

The differences in performance seem too small.

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Radeon R7 M270

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Competitors of Radeon R7 M270 by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon R7 M270 from NVIDIA is GeForce 9800M GT SLI, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.