Intel HD Graphics 500 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 500 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 500

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2.5x more texture fill rate: 9 GTexel / s vs 3.67 GTexel / s
  • 4.9x better floating-point performance: 144.0 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 80 nm
  • 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 21 Watt
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 256 MB
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 299 vs 228
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 80 vs 47
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1122 vs 499
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1122 vs 499
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 4 October 2007
Texture fill rate 9 GTexel / s vs 3.67 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 144.0 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 21 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 299 vs 228
PassMark - G2D Mark 80 vs 47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1122 vs 499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1122 vs 499

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

  • 2.3x more core clock speed: 459 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 16 vs 12
Core clock speed 459 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines 16 vs 12

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 500
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
299
228
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
80
47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1122
499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1122
499
Name Intel HD Graphics 500 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
PassMark - G3D Mark 299 228
PassMark - G2D Mark 80 47
Geekbench - OpenCL 907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 35.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1122 499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 579
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1122 499

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 500 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Tesla
Code name Apollo Lake GT1 G86
Launch date 1 September 2015 4 October 2007
Place in performance rating 1652 1656
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $149
Price now $37
Value for money (0-100) 3.22

Technical info

Boost clock speed 750 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz 459 MHz
Floating-point performance 144.0 gflops 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 12 16
Texture fill rate 9 GTexel / s 3.67 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 21 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DMS-59

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 10.0
OpenGL 4.5 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 256 MB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4 DDR2
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 800 MHz

Technologies

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