GeForce RTX 5090 vs HD Graphics (Haswell)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5090 outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 12095% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1147 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 57 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.10 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.36 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT1 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 10 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,637 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 176 |
| TMUs | no data | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | no data | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.79 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 Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
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 | 8
−2488%
| 207
+2488%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−18300%
| 184
+18300%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−14000%
| 141
+14000%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 9.66 |
| 1440p | no data | 10.86 |
| 4K | no data | 14.18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−3467%
|
210−220
+3467%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−11567%
|
350−400
+11567%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−3467%
|
210−220
+3467%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−11567%
|
350−400
+11567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−11900%
|
600−650
+11900%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−3020%
|
150−160
+3020%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−3467%
|
210−220
+3467%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−11567%
|
350−400
+11567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1667%
|
159
+1667%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−15300%
|
300−350
+15300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−11900%
|
600−650
+11900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8
−2588%
|
210−220
+2588%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−3020%
|
150−160
+3020%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−2800%
|
170−180
+2800%
|
| World of Tanks | 21−24
−1229%
|
270−280
+1229%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−3267%
|
202
+3267%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−11567%
|
350−400
+11567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−2144%
|
200−210
+2144%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−11900%
|
600−650
+11900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−1855%
|
210−220
+1855%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−11900%
|
600−650
+11900%
|
| World of Tanks | 4−5
−12800%
|
500−550
+12800%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−11567%
|
350−400
+11567%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−3100%
|
160−170
+3100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−11150%
|
450−500
+11150%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−11340%
|
550−600
+11340%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1147%
|
180−190
+1147%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−11900%
|
1800−1850
+11900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−10350%
|
200−210
+10350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−11900%
|
1800−1850
+11900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9000%
|
90−95
+9000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−11900%
|
240−250
+11900%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−11900%
|
1800−1850
+11900%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−35300%
|
350−400
+35300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Valorant | 750−800
+0%
|
750−800
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Valorant | 750−800
+0%
|
750−800
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Valorant | 750−800
+0%
|
750−800
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 183
+0%
|
183
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 167
+0%
|
167
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is 2488% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5090 is 18300% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5090 is 14000% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 35300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is ahead in 20 tests (44%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (56%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.82 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 30 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 5 nm |
RTX 5090 has a 12095.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 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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