HD Graphics (Broadwell) vs UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) and HD Graphics (Broadwell), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
2023
2.32
+142%

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) outperforms HD Graphics (Broadwell) by a whopping 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8521119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 12 (2021−2023)Gen. 8 Broadwell (2015)
GPU code nameAlder Lake XeBroadwell GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)5 January 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 cores2412
Core clock speed450 MHz100 MHz
Boost clock speed750 MHz850 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm14 nm

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 bus widthno data64/128 Bit
Shared memory++

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.

DirectX12_112 (FL 11_1)

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.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 2.32
+142%
HD Graphics (Broadwell) 0.96

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

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.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 1489
+132%
HD Graphics (Broadwell) 641

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 5776
+118%
HD Graphics (Broadwell) 2651

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.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 1185
+156%
HD Graphics (Broadwell) 463

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.

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) 8303
+107%
HD Graphics (Broadwell) 4015

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 HD8
+167%
3−4
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−150%
10−11
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) and HD Graphics (Broadwell) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is 167% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is 400% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics (Broadwell) is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is ahead in 36 tests (84%)
  • HD Graphics (Broadwell) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.32 0.96
Recency 3 January 2023 5 January 2015
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm

UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) has a 141.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Broadwell) in performance tests.


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