Radeon HD 6290 vs HD Graphics 5500

Place in the ranking	976	1347
Place by popularity	100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.90	0.97
Architecture	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Broadwell GT2	Cedar
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 September 2014 (10 years ago)	4 December 2011 (13 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	192	80
Core clock speed	300 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	1,300 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.40	5.200
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	0.104 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	4
TMUs	24	8

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).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 GB/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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/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 5500 1.51
+459%

HD 6290 0.27

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
+459%

HD 6290 104

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
+447%

HD 6290 179

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
+865%

HD 6290 497

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	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Full HD	10 +66.7%	6 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2 −350%	9−10 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and HD 6290 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 5500 is 550% faster in 900p
HD Graphics 5500 is 67% faster in 1080p

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 5500 is 150% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6290 is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 5500 is ahead in 27 tests (93%)
HD 6290 is ahead in 1 test (3%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.51	0.27
Recency	5 September 2014	4 December 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	19 Watt

HD Graphics 5500 has a 459.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6290 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5500 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6290 is a desktop one.

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