AMD Radeon R5 Graphics vs Intel HD Graphics 500

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 Graphics and Intel HD Graphics 500 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 Graphics

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 800 MHz vs 750 MHz
  • Around 35% higher texture fill rate: 12.13 GTexel / s vs 9 GTexel / s
  • 21.3x more pipelines: 256 vs 12
  • 2.7x better floating-point performance: 388.1 gflops vs 144.0 gflops
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2899 vs 886
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.166 vs 3.525
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 119.568 vs 35.665
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.543 vs 0.215
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.649 vs 2.987
  • 10.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 42.459 vs 4.154
  • Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 966 vs 488
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1363 vs 579
  • Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1915 vs 1122
  • Around 98% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 966 vs 488
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1363 vs 579
  • Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1915 vs 1122
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 May 2016 vs 1 September 2015
Boost clock speed 800 MHz vs 750 MHz
Texture fill rate 12.13 GTexel / s vs 9 GTexel / s
Pipelines 256 vs 12
Floating-point performance 388.1 gflops vs 144.0 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 2899 vs 886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.166 vs 3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 119.568 vs 35.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.543 vs 0.215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.649 vs 2.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.459 vs 4.154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 966 vs 488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1363 vs 579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1915 vs 1122
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 966 vs 488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1363 vs 579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1915 vs 1122

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 500

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 500

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2899
886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.166
3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
119.568
35.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.543
0.215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.649
2.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.459
4.154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
966
488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1363
579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1915
1122
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
966
488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1363
579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1915
1122
Name AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 500
Geekbench - OpenCL 2899 886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.166 3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 119.568 35.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.543 0.215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.649 2.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.459 4.154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 966 488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1363 579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1915 1122
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 966 488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1363 579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1915 1122
PassMark - G3D Mark 299
PassMark - G2D Mark 81

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 500

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Generation 9.0
Code name Wani Apollo Lake GT1
Launch date 31 May 2016 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 1555 1645
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz 750 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 388.1 gflops 144.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 256 12
Texture fill rate 12.13 GTexel / s 9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 6 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

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

Technologies

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