HD Graphics P530 vs GeForce GTX 680
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 680 and HD Graphics P530, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 680 outperforms HD Graphics P530 by a whopping 419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 359 | 794 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.95 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.14 | 12.88 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Skylake GT2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1536 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1058 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 135.4 | 18.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.25 TFLOPS | 0.4416 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 3 |
| TMUs | 128 | 16 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | 1740 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.97 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 45
+463%
| 8−9
−463%
|
| Full HD | 75
+436%
| 14−16
−436%
|
| 4K | 24
+500%
| 4−5
−500%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 6.65 | no data |
| 4K | 20.79 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+314%
|
7−8
−314%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+457%
|
7−8
−457%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+571%
|
14−16
−571%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+252%
|
21−24
−252%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+1533%
|
3−4
−1533%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+292%
|
12−14
−292%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+100%
|
35−40
−100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+314%
|
7−8
−314%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+457%
|
7−8
−457%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+571%
|
14−16
−571%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+252%
|
21−24
−252%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+1533%
|
3−4
−1533%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+292%
|
12−14
−292%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 94
+571%
|
14−16
−571%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+100%
|
35−40
−100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
+267%
|
9−10
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+314%
|
7−8
−314%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+340%
|
5−6
−340%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+571%
|
14−16
−571%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+252%
|
21−24
−252%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
+292%
|
12−14
−292%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
+57.1%
|
14−16
−57.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
+100%
|
35−40
−100%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+429%
|
14−16
−429%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+314%
|
7−8
−314%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
+456%
|
16−18
−456%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+300%
|
6−7
−300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
+492%
|
12−14
−492%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
This is how GTX 680 and HD Graphics P530 compete in popular games:
- GTX 680 is 463% faster in 900p
- GTX 680 is 436% faster in 1080p
- GTX 680 is 500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 680 is 2200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 680 surpassed HD Graphics P530 in all 60 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.42 | 2.78 |
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 1 September 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2048 MB | 1740 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 15 Watt |
GTX 680 has a 418.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 17.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.
HD Graphics P530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 680 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics P530 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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