UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) vs HD Graphics (Skylake)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1009 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.53 |
| Architecture | Gen. 9 Skylake (2015) | Gen. 11 (2021) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT1 | Gen. 11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 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 | 12 | 24 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 4.8 - 10 Watt |
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 11 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Skylake) and UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU). We've got no test results to judge.
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