Intel HD Graphics 5500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 5500 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel HD Graphics 5500

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5500

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
14.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 215 Watt

Launch date	5 September 2014 vs 26 March 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 215 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

12.2x more core clock speed: 1215 MHz vs 100 MHz
18.7x more pipelines: 448 vs 24
5.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3134 vs 594
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 414 vs 230
4.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11089 vs 2262
8.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.93 vs 3.422
5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 980.005 vs 195.811
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3873 vs 781
4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3614 vs 754
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3317 vs 1397
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3873 vs 781
4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3614 vs 754
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3317 vs 1397

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1215 MHz vs 100 MHz
Pipelines	448 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3134 vs 594
PassMark - G2D Mark	414 vs 230
Geekbench - OpenCL	11089 vs 2262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	27.93 vs 3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	980.005 vs 195.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3873 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3614 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3317 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3873 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3614 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3317 vs 1397

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

594

3134

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

230

414

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2262

11089

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.422

27.93

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

195.811

980.005

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

781

3873

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

754

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1397

3317

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

781

3873

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

754

3614

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1397

3317

Name	Intel HD Graphics 5500	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
PassMark - G3D Mark	594	3134
PassMark - G2D Mark	230	414
Geekbench - OpenCL	2262	11089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.422	27.93
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	195.811	980.005
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	781	3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	754	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1397	3317
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	781	3873
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	754	3614
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1397	3317
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	233	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		47.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		97.852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 5500	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 8.0	Fermi
Code name	Broadwell GT2	GF100
Launch date	5 September 2014	26 March 2010
Place in performance rating	1478	790
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Price now		$522.01
Value for money (0-100)		6.87
Technical info
Boost clock speed	950 MHz
Core clock speed	100 MHz	1215 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	24	448
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	215 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	3,100 million
CUDA cores		448
Floating-point performance		1,088.6 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Texture fill rate		34.0 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		Two 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	320 Bit
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		1280 MB
Memory bandwidth		133.9 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround