Intel HD Graphics 530 vs AMD Radeon R7 M260DX

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 530 and AMD Radeon R7 M260DX videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel HD Graphics 530

AMD Radeon R7 M260DX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 530

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 22% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 940 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 995 vs 817
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 253 vs 195
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2393 vs 1019
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 2165
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2393 vs 1019
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 2165

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 12 October 2014
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz vs 940 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	995 vs 817
PassMark - G2D Mark	253 vs 195
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2393 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 2165
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2393 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 2165

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260DX

2.6x more core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 350 MHz
4.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18010 vs 4418

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 350 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	18010 vs 4418
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1047 vs 1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1047 vs 1045

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 M260DX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

995

817

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

253

195

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4418

18010

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1045

1047

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2393

1019

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

2165

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1045

1047

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2393

1019

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

2165

Name	Intel HD Graphics 530	AMD Radeon R7 M260DX
PassMark - G3D Mark	995	817
PassMark - G2D Mark	253	195
Geekbench - OpenCL	4418	18010
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	330.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	30.177
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1045	1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2393	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346	2165
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1045	1047
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2393	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346	2165
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	382

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 530	AMD Radeon R7 M260DX
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Skylake GT2	Topaz
Launch date	1 September 2015	12 October 2014
Place in performance rating	1265	1267
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	940 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	403.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	24
Texture fill rate	25.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	IGP
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4
Shared memory	1