HD Graphics 5600 vs GeForce GTX 285M

Place in the ranking	940	589
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.52	27.05
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	G92	Broadwell GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2010 (14 years ago)	5 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	128	192
Core clock speed	600 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1050 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.40	25.20
Floating-point processing power	0.384 TFLOPS	0.4032 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	576	no data
ROPs	16	3
TMUs	64	24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP
SLI options	2-way	-
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	Up to 1020 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	61 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Single Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management	8.0	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 285M 1.65

HD Graphics 5600 5.86
+255%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 285M 636

HD Graphics 5600 2263
+256%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	21 −233%	70−75 +233%
Full HD	29 +164%	11 −164%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Hitman 3	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +300%	3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2.9%	35−40 +2.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

This is how GTX 285M and HD Graphics 5600 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 5600 is 233% faster in 900p
GTX 285M is 164% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 285M is 300% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 5600 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 285M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
HD Graphics 5600 is ahead in 33 tests (62%)
there's a draw in 19 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.65	5.86
Recency	1 February 2010	5 September 2014
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

HD Graphics 5600 has a 255.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 285M is a notebook card while HD Graphics 5600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.