Intel HD Graphics 505 vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 505 and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 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, 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 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 25% higher core clock speed: 250 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • 4.5x more pipelines: 18 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 130 nm
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 95 vs 70
  • 118x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 354 vs 3
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 1 November 2008
Core clock speed 250 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines 18 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 95 vs 70
PassMark - G3D Mark 354 vs 3

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 505
GPU 2: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
95
70
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
354
3
Name Intel HD Graphics 505 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
Geekbench - OpenCL 1362
PassMark - G2D Mark 95 70
PassMark - G3D Mark 354 3
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1635
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1635
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 956
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 956
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 470

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 505 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 PowerVR SGX5
Code name Apollo Lake GT1 GMA 500
Launch date 1 September 2015 1 November 2008
Place in performance rating 1528 1515
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 800 MHz
Core clock speed 250 MHz 200 MHz
Floating-point performance 230.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 130 nm
Pipelines 18 4
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

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 10.1
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

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

Technologies

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