Intel HD Graphics 515 videocard review

HD Graphics 515 videocard released by Intel; release date: 1 September 2015. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Generation 9.0 microarchitecture codenamed Skylake GT2.

Core clock speed - 300 MHz. Boost clock speed - 950 MHz. Texture fill rate - 22.80 GTexel/s. Pipelines - 24. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Power consumption (TDP) - 15 Watt.

Memory type: DDR3L / LPDDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 16 GB. Memory bus width - 64 / 128 Bit. Shared memory - Yes.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1294

190

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38529

634

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345391

2835

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

455 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

455.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

881 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

881.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

1657 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

1657.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G2D Mark	190
PassMark - G3D Mark	634
Geekbench - OpenCL	2835
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	455 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	455.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	881 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	881.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1657 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	1657.000 Fps

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. FIFA 19 (2018)
3. X-Plane 11.11 (2018)
4. Team Fortress 2 (2017)
5. Dirt 4 (2017)
6. Rocket League (2017)
7. Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)
8. For Honor (2017)
9. Resident Evil 7 (2017)
10. Farming Simulator 17 (2016)
11. Civilization VI (2016)
12. Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)
13. Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)
14. Overwatch (2016)
15. Hitman 2016 (2016)
16. The Division (2016)
17. Far Cry Primal (2016)
18. XCOM 2 (2016)
19. Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

20. Rainbow Six Siege (2015)
21. Star Wars Battlefront (2015)
22. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)
23. Anno 2205 (2015)
24. World of Warships (2015)
25. Dota 2 Reborn (2015)
26. The Witcher 3 (2015)
27. Dirt Rally (2015)
28. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
29. Sims 4 (2014)
30. Thief (2014)
31. Battlefield 4 (2013)
32. Metro: Last Light (2013)
33. BioShock Infinite (2013)
34. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
35. Tomb Raider (2013)
36. Crysis 3 (2013)
37. Diablo III (2012)
38. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
39. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	76.70
Medium, 1366x768	57.30
High, 1366x768	35.10

FIFA 19 (2018)

Low, 1280x720

21.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x720

14.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x720	45.00
Medium, 1366x768	33.00
High, 1920x1080	19.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x720

26.60

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x720	29.05
Medium, 1920x1080	10.85

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720	9.40
Medium, 1920x1080	4.30

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720	17.20
Medium, 1920x1080	6.60

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x720	22.30
Medium, 1920x1080	10.30

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	48.00
Medium, 1366x768	24.10
High, 1920x1080	10.10

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x768	21.50
Medium, 1366x768	10.30

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x720	10.70
Medium, 1366x768	7.80

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720

11.40

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x720	17.75
Medium, 1366x768	8.40

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	10.10
Medium, 1366x768	9.20

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720	12.00
Medium, 1366x768	8.40

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720	11.00
Medium, 1920x1080	5.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	11.20
Medium, 1920x1080	4.90

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768	8.13
Medium, 1366x768	5.18

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768	25.70
Medium, 1366x768	15.20

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x768	18.70
Medium, 1366x768	10.40

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	12.40
Medium, 1366x768	8.10

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	15.50
Medium, 1366x768	9.30

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x768	32.10
Medium, 1366x768	26.30
High, 1920x1080	14.55

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x720	48.00
Medium, 1366x768	27.70
High, 1920x1080	9.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.10

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x768	7.40
Medium, 1366x768	7.10

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x768	61.75
Medium, 1366x768	15.10
High, 1920x1080	12.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.50

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768	13.50
Medium, 1366x768	9.30

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	161.10
Medium, 1366x768	39.20
High, 1920x1080	17.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.40

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	15.15
Medium, 1366x768	8.40
High, 1366x768	7.50

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	24.71
Medium, 1366x768	16.94
High, 1366x768	11.42
Ultra, 1920x1080	4.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	18.95
Medium, 1366x768	18.00
High, 1366x768	12.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	9.02

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	36.95
Medium, 1366x768	20.05
High, 1366x768	16.05
Ultra, 1920x1080	4.80

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768	80.80
Medium, 1366x768	24.90
High, 1366x768	14.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	42.95
Medium, 1366x768	21.25
High, 1366x768	16.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.30

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	20.20
Medium, 1366x768	12.90
High, 1366x768	8.30

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	61.90
Medium, 1366x768	41.80
High, 1366x768	35.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.50

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	31.10
Medium, 1366x768	18.70
High, 1366x768	11.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.10

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	50.00
High, 1366x768	27.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.20

Processors with Intel HD Graphics 515

CPU	Type	Codename	Release date	Cores count	Max frequency
Intel Pentium 4405Y	Mobile	Skylake	1 September 2015	2	1.5 GHz
Intel Core m7-6Y75	Mobile	Skylake	1 September 2015	2	3.10 GHz
Intel Core m5-6Y57	Mobile	Skylake	1 September 2015	2	2.80 GHz
Intel Core m5-6Y54	Mobile	Skylake	1 September 2015	2	2.70 GHz
Intel Core m3-6Y30	Mobile	Skylake	1 September 2015	2	2.20 GHz

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0
Code name	Skylake GT2
Launch date	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1428
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	950 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	91.20 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	729.6 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	364.8 GFLOPS
Pipelines	24
Pixel fill rate	2.850 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	22.80 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1
API support
DirectX	12
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3
Shared memory	Yes
Technologies
Quick Sync

Intel HD Graphics 515 videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

FIFA 19 (2018)

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Dirt 4 (2017)

Rocket League (2017)

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

For Honor (2017)

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Civilization VI (2016)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Overwatch (2016)

Hitman 2016 (2016)

The Division (2016)

Far Cry Primal (2016)

XCOM 2 (2016)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Anno 2205 (2015)

World of Warships (2015)

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Dirt Rally (2015)

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Sims 4 (2014)

Thief (2014)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Diablo III (2012)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Processors with Intel HD Graphics 515

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

Technologies

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