NVIDIA GeForce 920M vs Intel HD Graphics 5500

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 920M 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.

NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Intel HD Graphics 5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
9.5x more core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 100 MHz
16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 716 vs 594
Around 65% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3722 vs 2262
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.358 vs 3.422
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1598 vs 781
4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3636 vs 754
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1397
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1598 vs 781
4.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3636 vs 754
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1397
Around 40% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 326 vs 233

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 March 2015 vs 5 September 2014
Core clock speed	954 MHz vs 100 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	716 vs 594
Geekbench - OpenCL	3722 vs 2262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.358 vs 3.422
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1598 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3636 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1598 vs 781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3636 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326 vs 233

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 230 vs 119
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.811 vs 157.606

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	230 vs 119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	195.811 vs 157.606

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 920M
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 5500

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

716

594

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

119

230

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3722

2262

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.358

3.422

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

157.606

195.811

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1598

781

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3636

754

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

1397

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1598

781

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3636

754

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

1397

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

326

233

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 920M	Intel HD Graphics 5500
PassMark - G3D Mark	716	594
PassMark - G2D Mark	119	230
Geekbench - OpenCL	3722	2262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.358	3.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	157.606	195.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1598	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3636	754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1598	781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3636	754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326	233

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 920M	Intel HD Graphics 5500
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	Generation 8.0
Code name	GK208B	Broadwell GT2
Launch date	13 March 2015	5 September 2014
Place in performance rating	1297	1478
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	954 MHz	100 MHz
Floating-point performance	297.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	384	24
Texture fill rate	12.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	1,300 million
Boost clock speed		950 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x1
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory type	DDR3
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
Verde Drivers
Quick Sync