T550 Mobile vs HD Graphics (Broadwell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Broadwell) with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Broadwell)
2015
0.96

T550 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics (Broadwell) by a whopping 1202% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1117394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data37.90
ArchitectureGen. 8 Broadwell (2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT1TU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date5 January 2015 (9 years ago)May 2022 (2 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 cores121024
Core clock speed100 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rateno data106.6
Floating-point processing powerno data3.41 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

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.

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-7.5

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 (Broadwell) 0.96
T550 Mobile 12.50
+1202%

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 (Broadwell) 641
T550 Mobile 8067
+1158%

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 (Broadwell) 2651
T550 Mobile 25155
+849%

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 (Broadwell) 463
T550 Mobile 4890
+956%

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 (Broadwell) 4015
T550 Mobile 33219
+727%

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 HD3−4
−1567%
50
+1567%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Hitman 3 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−331%
55−60
+331%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−106%
60−65
+106%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Hitman 3 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−331%
55−60
+331%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−500%
42
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−106%
60−65
+106%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−331%
55−60
+331%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−414%
36
+414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−100%
20
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−106%
60−65
+106%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 10−11
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 7−8

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 5−6
Far Cry 5 0−1 5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Broadwell) and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T550 Mobile is 1567% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T550 Mobile is 2800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T550 Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (37%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 12.50
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

T550 Mobile has a 1202.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The T550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Broadwell) in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Broadwell) is a notebook graphics card while T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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