HD Graphics 615 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Place in the ranking	559	909
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.23	26.07
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GM107	Kaby Lake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 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	640	192
Core clock speed	914 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	850 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm++
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	5 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	20.40
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	3
TMUs	40	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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	Ring Bus
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	DDR3 or GDDR5	DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 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	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Quick Sync	no data	+
Ansel	+	-

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	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
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 950M 6.70
+258%

HD Graphics 615 1.87

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 950M 2584
+258%

HD Graphics 615 721

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 950M 4367
+251%

HD Graphics 615 1243

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 950M 15710
+283%

HD Graphics 615 4102

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 950M 3200
+275%

HD Graphics 615 853

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 950M 21356
+234%

HD Graphics 615 6387

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 950M 198867
+181%

HD Graphics 615 70743

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 950M 971
+272%

HD Graphics 615 261

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:

Full HD	28 +100%	14 −100%
1440p	16 +300%	4−5 −300%
4K	16 +167%	6 −167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+175%

4−5

−175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +229%	7−8 −229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	24 +700%	3−4 −700%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +380%	5−6 −380%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +529%	7−8 −529%
Hitman 3	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +60%	25 −60%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +1100%	4−5 −1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +378%	9−10 −378%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +280%	5−6 −280%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +529%	7−8 −529%
Hitman 3	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +156%	9 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +283%	12−14 −283%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +529%	7−8 −529%
Hitman 3	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +91.7%	12 −91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

33
+725%

4−5

−725%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +289%	9−10 −289%
Hitman 3	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +117%	6−7 −117%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +330%	10−11 −330%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

19
+280%

5−6

−280%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18
+500%

3−4

−500%

This is how GTX 950M and HD Graphics 615 compete in popular games:

GTX 950M is 100% faster in 1080p
GTX 950M is 300% faster in 1440p
GTX 950M is 167% faster in 4K

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 950M is 2300% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 615 is 9% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 950M is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
HD Graphics 615 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.70	1.87
Recency	13 March 2015	30 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	5 Watt

GTX 950M has a 258.3% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 615, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 950M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 615 in performance tests.

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