Intel HD Graphics 500 videocard review

HD Graphics 500 videocard released by Intel; release date: 1 September 2015. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Generation 9.0 microarchitecture codenamed Apollo Lake GT1.

Core clock speed - 200 MHz. Boost clock speed - 750 MHz. Texture fill rate - 9 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 12. Floating-point performance - 144.0 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 189 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 6 Watt.

Memory type: DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4. Maximum RAM amount - 8 GB. Memory bus width - 64 / 128 Bit. Shared memory - 1.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38534

298

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1294

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345391

898

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

3.525 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

35.665 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

93.230 Frames/s

0.215 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

2.987 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4413.025 mHash/s

4.154 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

488 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

579 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

1122 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

488.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

579.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

1122.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	298
PassMark - G2D Mark	80
Geekbench - OpenCL	898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	3.525 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	35.665 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.215 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	2.987 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	4.154 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	488 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	579 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1122 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	488.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	579.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1122.000 Fps

Games performance

1. Valorant (2020)
2. Hearthstone (2020)
3. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
4. League of Legends (2019)
5. World of Tanks enCore (2018)
6. Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)
7. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)
8. F1 2018 (2018)
9. The Crew 2 (2018)
10. Far Cry 5 (2018)
11. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
12. Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)
13. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
14. Dirt 4 (2017)
15. Rocket League (2017)
16. Prey (2017)

17. For Honor (2017)
18. Overwatch (2016)
19. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
20. World of Warships (2015)
21. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
22. Dirt Rally (2015)
23. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
24. Sims 4 (2014)
25. BioShock Infinite (2013)
26. Tomb Raider (2013)
27. Diablo III (2012)
28. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
29. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
30. StarCraft 2 (2010)
31. Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
32. World of Warcraft (2005)

Valorant (2020)

Low, 1280x720

9.09

Hearthstone (2020)

Low, 1920x1080	23.90
Medium, 1920x1080	24.00
High, 1920x1080	11.20

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	15.30
Medium, 1366x768	14.00

League of Legends (2019)

Low, 1280x720	28.20
Medium, 1920x1080	20.20
High, 1920x1080	13.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.60

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Low, 1366x768	34.40
Medium, 1920x1080	4.60

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Low, 1280x720

2.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720

3.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720

12.00

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x720

5.50

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	1.00
QHD, 2560x1440	1.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720	5.50
Medium, 1920x1080	4.32
High, 1920x1080	3.96

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x720

10.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720	19.70
Medium, 1366x768	17.20

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720	10.00
Medium, 1920x1080	5.60

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x720	18.10
Medium, 1920x1080	6.20

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720

4.90

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720

8.70

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720

15.90

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768

15.50

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768

19.10

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720	22.10
Medium, 1366x768	15.30
High, 1920x1080	5.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	5.10

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768	28.50
Medium, 1366x768	12.50

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720

17.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	71.60
Medium, 1366x768	13.70

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	21.00
Medium, 1366x768	9.83
High, 1366x768	8.89
Ultra, 1920x1080	2.70

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	21.50
Medium, 1366x768	9.30

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	17.35
Medium, 1366x768	13.60

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	11.20
Medium, 1366x768	7.60

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	22.90
High, 1366x768	11.10

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768	54.50
Medium, 1360x768	14.10

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480	119.00
High, 1024x768	27.20

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x600

46.00

Processors with Intel HD Graphics 500

CPU	Type	Codename	Release date	Cores count	Max frequency
Intel Celeron N3450	Mobile	Apollo Lake	1 September 2016	4	2.20 GHz
Intel Celeron N3350	Mobile	Apollo Lake	1 September 2016	2	2.40 GHz
Intel Atom x5-E3930	Embedded	Apollo Lake	Q4'16	2	1.80 GHz
Intel Atom x5-E3940	Embedded	Apollo Lake	Q4'16	4	1.80 GHz
Intel Celeron J3355	Desktop	Apollo Lake	Q3'16	2	2.50 GHz
Intel Celeron J3455	Desktop	Apollo Lake	Q3'16	4	2.30 GHz
Intel Celeron J3455E	Desktop	Apollo Lake	Q3'19	4	2.30 GHz

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0
Code name	Apollo Lake GT1
Launch date	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1652
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	750 MHz
Core clock speed	200 MHz
Floating-point performance	144.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Pipelines	12
Texture fill rate	9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt
Transistor count	189 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4
Shared memory	1
Technologies
Quick Sync

Intel HD Graphics 500 videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Valorant (2020)

Hearthstone (2020)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

League of Legends (2019)

World of Tanks enCore (2018)

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

F1 2018 (2018)

The Crew 2 (2018)

Far Cry 5 (2018)

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Dirt 4 (2017)

Rocket League (2017)

Prey (2017)

For Honor (2017)

Overwatch (2016)

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

World of Warships (2015)

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Dirt Rally (2015)

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Sims 4 (2014)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Diablo III (2012)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

World of Warcraft (2005)

Processors with Intel HD Graphics 500

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

Technologies

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