Intel UHD Graphics 600 vs Intel HD Graphics 5500

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 600 and Intel HD Graphics 5500 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 UHD Graphics 600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2x more core clock speed: 200 MHz vs 100 MHz
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.952 vs 3.422
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1000 vs 754
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1701 vs 1397
  • Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1000 vs 754
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1701 vs 1397
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 December 2017 vs 5 September 2014
Core clock speed 200 MHz vs 100 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.952 vs 3.422
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1000 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1000 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 vs 1397

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5500

  • Around 27% higher boost clock speed: 950 MHz vs 750 MHz
  • 2x more pipelines: 24 vs 12
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 594 vs 318
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 230 vs 92
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2262 vs 1004
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.811 vs 56.77
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 781 vs 476
  • Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 781 vs 476
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 950 MHz vs 750 MHz
Pipelines 24 vs 12
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 594 vs 318
PassMark - G2D Mark 230 vs 92
Geekbench - OpenCL 2262 vs 1004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.811 vs 56.77
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 781 vs 476
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 781 vs 476

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 600
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 5500

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
318
594
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
92
230
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1004
2262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.952
3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
56.77
195.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1000
754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1000
754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1701
1397
Name Intel UHD Graphics 600 Intel HD Graphics 5500
PassMark - G3D Mark 318 594
PassMark - G2D Mark 92 230
Geekbench - OpenCL 1004 2262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.952 3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 56.77 195.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.882
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 476 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1000 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1701 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 476 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1000 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1701 1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 233

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 600 Intel HD Graphics 5500

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Generation 8.0
Code name Gemini Lake GT1 Broadwell GT2
Launch date 11 December 2017 5 September 2014
Place in performance rating 1624 1478
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 750 MHz 950 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz 100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 12 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory type DDR4 / LPDDR4
Shared memory 1 1

Technologies

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