Intel HD Graphics 5500 vs Intel HD Graphics 5600

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 5500 and Intel HD Graphics 5600 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), 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 5600

  • 3x more core clock speed: 300 MHz vs 100 MHz
  • Around 11% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 950 MHz
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2264 vs 591
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 463 vs 233
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2369 vs 2266
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1598 vs 754
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3330 vs 1397
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1598 vs 754
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3330 vs 1397
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 300 MHz vs 100 MHz
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 950 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2264 vs 591
PassMark - G2D Mark 463 vs 233
Geekbench - OpenCL 2369 vs 2266
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1598 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3330 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1598 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3330 vs 1397

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 5600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
591
2264
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
233
463
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2266
2369
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
754
1598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
754
1598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1397
3330
Name Intel HD Graphics 5500 Intel HD Graphics 5600
PassMark - G3D Mark 591 2264
PassMark - G2D Mark 233 463
Geekbench - OpenCL 2266 2369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 754 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1397 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 754 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1397 3330
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 233

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 5500 Intel HD Graphics 5600

Essentials

Architecture Generation 8.0 Generation 8.0
Code name Broadwell GT2 Broadwell GT2
Launch date 5 September 2014 5 September 2014
Place in performance rating 1486 742
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 950 MHz 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 100 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 24 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 1,300 million 1,300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory 1 1

Technologies

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