Intel HD Graphics 5600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 5600 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics 5600

NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5600

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2264 vs 811
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 463 vs 203

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 September 2014 vs 3 September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2264 vs 811
PassMark - G2D Mark	463 vs 203

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M

3.9x more core clock speed: 1180 MHz vs 300 MHz
6x more pipelines: 144 vs 24
4.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12379 vs 2872
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 3330
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 3330
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3274 vs 1598
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3274 vs 1598

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1180 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	144 vs 24
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	12379 vs 2872
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3350 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3350 vs 3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3274 vs 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3274 vs 1598

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 5600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2264

811

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

463

203

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2872

12379

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3330

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3330

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1598

3274

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1598

3274

Name	Intel HD Graphics 5600	NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
PassMark - G3D Mark	2264	811
PassMark - G2D Mark	463	203
Geekbench - OpenCL	2872	12379
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3330	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3330	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1598	3274
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1598	3274

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 5600	NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 8.0	Fermi
Code name	Broadwell GT2	GF106
Launch date	5 September 2014	3 September 2010
Place in performance rating	746	866
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1180 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	24	144
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	1,170 million
CUDA cores		144
Floating-point performance		339.8 gflops
Texture fill rate		10.6 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	192 Bit
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		3 GB
Memory bandwidth		60.0 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1250 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
Optimus
SLI