AMD Radeon R7 M260X vs Intel HD Graphics 5500

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260X and Intel HD Graphics 5500 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Radeon R7 M260X

Intel HD Graphics 5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
6.2x more core clock speed: 620 MHz vs 100 MHz
16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 997 vs 594
2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5688 vs 2262
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1893 vs 781
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1775 vs 754
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3158 vs 1397
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1893 vs 781
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1775 vs 754
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3158 vs 1397

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 December 2015 vs 5 September 2014
Core clock speed	620 MHz vs 100 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	997 vs 594
Geekbench - OpenCL	5688 vs 2262
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1893 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1775 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1893 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1775 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158 vs 1397

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5500

Around 33% higher boost clock speed: 950 MHz vs 715 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 230 vs 160

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	950 MHz vs 715 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	230 vs 160

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260X
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 5500

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

997

594

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

160

230

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5688

2262

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1893

781

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1775

754

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

1397

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1893

781

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1775

754

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

1397

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M260X	Intel HD Graphics 5500
PassMark - G3D Mark	997	594
PassMark - G2D Mark	160	230
Geekbench - OpenCL	5688	2262
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1893	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1775	754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1893	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1775	754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		195.811

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M260X	Intel HD Graphics 5500
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Generation 8.0
Code name	Opal	Broadwell GT2
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	6 December 2015	5 September 2014
Place in performance rating	1219	1478
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	715 MHz	950 MHz
Compute units	6
Core clock speed	620 MHz	100 MHz
Floating-point performance	549.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	384	24
Texture fill rate	17.16 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,300 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		15 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x1
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
Quick Sync