Intel HD Graphics 505 vs AMD Radeon HD 6540G2

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 505 and AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 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, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 505

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1635 vs 1597
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1635 vs 1597
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 956 vs 802
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 956 vs 802
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 14 June 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1635 vs 1597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1635 vs 1597
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 956 vs 802
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 956 vs 802

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6540G2

  • 26.7x more pipelines: 480 vs 18
Pipelines 480 vs 18

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 505
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6540G2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1635
1597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1635
1597
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
956
802
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
956
802
Name Intel HD Graphics 505 AMD Radeon HD 6540G2
Geekbench - OpenCL 1370
PassMark - G2D Mark 95
PassMark - G3D Mark 354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1635 1597
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1635 1597
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 956 802
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 956 802
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 470

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 505 AMD Radeon HD 6540G2

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Terascale 2
Code name Apollo Lake GT1
Launch date 1 September 2015 14 June 2011
Place in performance rating 1527 1524
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz
Core clock speed 250 MHz
Floating-point performance 230.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 18 480
Texture fill rate 14.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 11
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4
Shared memory 1 0

Technologies

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