GeForce RTX 4090 vs HD Graphics 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5500 with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 5500
2014
15 Watt
1.51

RTX 4090 outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by a whopping 6523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9761
Place by popularity1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.83
Power efficiency6.9015.23
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19216384
Core clock speed300 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,300 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate20.401,290
Floating-point processing power0.3264 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs3176
TMUs24512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 SharedGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.01 TB/s
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 Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 5500 1.51
RTX 4090 100.00
+6523%

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 5500 581
RTX 4090 38533
+6532%

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.

HD Graphics 5500 979
RTX 4090 104598
+10584%

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 5500 4798
RTX 4090 137609
+2768%

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.

HD Graphics 5500 663
RTX 4090 73447
+10978%

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 5500 5544
RTX 4090 260357
+4596%

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.

HD Graphics 5500 58776
RTX 4090 771257
+1212%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

HD Graphics 5500 3
RTX 4090 310
+11823%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

HD Graphics 5500 12
RTX 4090 127
+933%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

HD Graphics 5500 2
RTX 4090 28
+1075%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

HD Graphics 5500 7
RTX 4090 265
+3632%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

HD Graphics 5500 7
RTX 4090 120
+1738%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

HD Graphics 5500 1
RTX 4090 268
+26700%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

HD Graphics 5500 4
RTX 4090 437
+10305%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

HD Graphics 5500 0
RTX 4090 84
+83500%

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:

900p13
−6438%
850−900
+6438%
Full HD10
−2490%
259
+2490%
1440p3−4
−6567%
200
+6567%
4K2−3
−7050%
143
+7050%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.00
4Kno data11.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5525%
225
+5525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3817%
235
+3817%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5450%
222
+5450%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5800%
110−120
+5800%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−4925%
200−210
+4925%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7175%
290−300
+7175%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2247%
350−400
+2247%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−1967%
120−130
+1967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−5675%
450−500
+5675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−353%
150−160
+353%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3283%
200−210
+3283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5250%
214
+5250%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5800%
110−120
+5800%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−4925%
200−210
+4925%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7175%
290−300
+7175%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2247%
350−400
+2247%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4033%
120−130
+4033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6750%
548
+6750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−1754%
240−250
+1754%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−353%
150−160
+353%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−2883%
179
+2883%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−5150%
210
+5150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5800%
110−120
+5800%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7175%
290−300
+7175%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2527%
394
+2527%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−6663%
541
+6663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2
−15150%
305
+15150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−350%
153
+350%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4033%
120−130
+4033%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8200%
160−170
+8200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−5500%
110−120
+5500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−15400%
155
+15400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 80−85
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−15300%
154
+15300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1871%
130−140
+1871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−7660%
388
+7660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−26700%
268
+26700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−2900%
240−250
+2900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−3125%
120−130
+3125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 50−55
Far Cry 5 0−1 50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+0%
281
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+0%
117
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 6438% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4090 is 2490% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 6567% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 7050% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 26700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 100.00
Recency 5 September 2014 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 450 Watt

HD Graphics 5500 has 2900% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 6522.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5500 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.


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

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