HD Graphics 5500 vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and HD Graphics 5500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.66

HD Graphics 5500 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1187976
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Power efficiencyno data6.90
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Broadwell GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 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 cores96192
Core clock speed650 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors1,160 million1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown15 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6020.40
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs23
TMUs1224

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).

InterfaceRing BusRing Bus

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.14.4
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A+

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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.66
HD Graphics 5500 1.51
+129%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 254
HD Graphics 5500 581
+129%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 1568
HD Graphics 5500 4798
+206%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 2503
HD Graphics 5500 5544
+122%

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:

900p5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Full HD8
−25%
10
+25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−13.3%
30−35
+13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−30%
13
+30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−13.3%
30−35
+13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+400%
2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−13.3%
30−35
+13.3%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and HD Graphics 5500 compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 5500 is 160% faster in 900p
  • HD Graphics 5500 is 25% 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 HD Graphics 3000 is 400% faster.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 5500 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 3000 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • HD Graphics 5500 is ahead in 32 tests (68%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 1.51
Recency 1 February 2011 5 September 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

HD Graphics 5500 has a 128.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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