HD Graphics vs Radeon RX Vega 5

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.64
+503%

RX Vega 5 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6471148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.411.52
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameVegaIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 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 cores32048
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistorsno data392 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data6.300
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPsno data1
TMUsno data6

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory-no data

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.0
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.80

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.

RX Vega 5 4.64
+503%
HD Graphics 0.77

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.

RX Vega 5 2438
+713%
HD Graphics 300

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 HD18
+800%
2−3
−800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+800%
1−2
−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Hitman 3 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Metro Exodus 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Metro Exodus 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+625%
4−5
−625%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1

This is how RX Vega 5 and HD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is 800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.64 0.77
Recency 7 January 2020 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 502.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.


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