HD Graphics vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

R5 (Bristol Ridge)
2016
12 Watt
2.45
+214%

R5 (Bristol Ridge) outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8501163
Place by popularitynot in top-10068
Power efficiency3.731.53
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameBristol RidgeIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 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 cores38448
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors3100 Million392 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data6.300
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1008 TFLOPS
ROPsno data1
TMUsno data6

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.0
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.80

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.

R5 (Bristol Ridge) 2.45
+214%
HD Graphics 0.78

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.

R5 (Bristol Ridge) 1284
+328%
HD Graphics 300

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 HD12
+300%
3−4
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Valorant 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Valorant 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Valorant 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Valorant 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Valorant 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and HD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 0.78
Recency 1 June 2016 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 35 Watt

R5 (Bristol Ridge) has a 214.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.

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