Intel UHD Graphics 615 vs AMD Radeon HD 8550G

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 8550G 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 615

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 46% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 720 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 79% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 730 vs 407
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 180 vs 117
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3229 vs 1234
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1256 vs 753
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1720 vs 1397
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1256 vs 753
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1720 vs 1397
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 November 2018 vs 12 March 2013
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 720 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 730 vs 407
PassMark - G2D Mark 180 vs 117
Geekbench - OpenCL 3229 vs 1234
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1256 vs 753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1720 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1256 vs 753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1720 vs 1397

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8550G

  • Around 72% higher core clock speed: 515 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 10.7x more pipelines: 256 vs 24
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2459 vs 1772
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2459 vs 1772
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 515 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 256 vs 24
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2459 vs 1772
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2459 vs 1772

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 615
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8550G

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
730
407
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
180
117
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3229
1234
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1256
753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1720
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1772
2459
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1256
753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1720
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1772
2459
Name Intel UHD Graphics 615 AMD Radeon HD 8550G
PassMark - G3D Mark 730 407
PassMark - G2D Mark 180 117
Geekbench - OpenCL 3229 1234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 221.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 18.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1256 753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1720 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1772 2459
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1256 753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1720 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1772 2459

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 615 AMD Radeon HD 8550G

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Terascale 3
Code name Kaby Lake GT2 Richland
Launch date 7 November 2018 12 March 2013
Place in performance rating 1411 1414
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 720 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 515 MHz
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 100.8 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 806.4 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 403.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines 24 256
Pixel fill rate 3.150 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 25.2 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 5 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 11
OpenCL 2.1
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3
Shared memory Yes 1

Technologies

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