HD Graphics 500 vs Iris Graphics 550

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Graphics 550 and HD Graphics 500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Graphics 550
2015
15 Watt
3.71
+382%

Iris Graphics 550 outperforms HD Graphics 500 by a whopping 382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7111152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.968.80
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameSkylake GT3eApollo Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 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 cores38496
Core clock speed300 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors189 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate48.007.800
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPS0.1248 TFLOPS
ROPs62
TMUs4812

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 BusRing Bus

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 SharedDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 DependentPortable Device Dependent

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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3

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.

Iris Graphics 550 3.71
+382%
HD Graphics 500 0.77

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.

Iris Graphics 550 1428
+379%
HD Graphics 500 298

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.

Iris Graphics 550 2534
+426%
HD Graphics 500 482

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.

Iris Graphics 550 1648
+354%
HD Graphics 500 363

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.

Iris Graphics 550 12986
+332%
HD Graphics 500 3007

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.

Iris Graphics 550 144742
+488%
HD Graphics 500 24609

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 HD18
+80%
10
−80%
1440p28
+2700%
1
−2700%
4K50
+400%
10−12
−400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Hitman 3 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how Iris Graphics 550 and HD Graphics 500 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Graphics 550 is 80% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Graphics 550 is 2700% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Graphics 550 is 400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Graphics 550 is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Iris Graphics 550 surpassed HD Graphics 500 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.71 0.77
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 10 Watt

Iris Graphics 550 has a 381.8% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 500, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Iris Graphics 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 500 in performance tests.


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