Intel HD Graphics 530 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 530 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 530

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 2 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 384 vs 162
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 22 January 2015
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 384 vs 162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • 3.2x more core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • 2.9x more texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 25.2 GTexel / s
  • 42.7x more pipelines: 1024 vs 24
  • 6x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 403.2 gflops
  • 6.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 995
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 254
  • 4.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 4397
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 30.747
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 330.464
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 1.804
  • Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.338 vs 19.781
  • 6.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 30.177
  • 6.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 1045
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3691 vs 2393
  • 6.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 1045
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3691 vs 2393
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1127 MHz vs 350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1178 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Texture fill rate 72 billion / sec vs 25.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1024 vs 24
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops vs 403.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6111 vs 995
PassMark - G2D Mark 673 vs 254
Geekbench - OpenCL 18734 vs 4397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 73.733 vs 30.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 792.44 vs 330.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.888 vs 1.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.338 vs 19.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 200.825 vs 30.177
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7218 vs 1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691 vs 2393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7218 vs 1045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691 vs 2393

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
995
6111
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
254
673
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4397
18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.747
73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
330.464
792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.804
4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.781
35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.177
200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1045
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2393
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1045
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2393
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
384
162
Name Intel HD Graphics 530 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark 995 6111
PassMark - G2D Mark 254 673
Geekbench - OpenCL 4397 18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.747 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 330.464 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.804 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.781 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.177 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1045 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2393 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1045 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2393 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 384 162

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 530 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Skylake GT2 GM206
Launch date 1 September 2015 22 January 2015
Place in performance rating 1248 514
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $229.99
Value for money (0-100) 34.63

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1127 MHz
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops 2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 1024
Texture fill rate 25.2 GTexel / s 72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 2,940 million
CUDA cores 1024

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
SLI options 2x
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 2 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 112 GB / s
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s

Technologies

CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost