Intel HD Graphics 6000 vs AMD Radeon HD 7450M vs Intel HD Graphics 2500
Intel HD Graphics 6000
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The Intel HD Graphics 6000 (GT3) is an integrated Broadwell graphics card revealed in Q1 2015. It can be found in several ULV SoCs (15 W TDP) such as the Core i5-5250U or i7-5650U. The so-called GT3 GPU offers 48 EUs (Execution Units) and therefore somewhat more shader power than the previous HD 5000 (40 EUs). Depending on the specific CPU, the maximum GPU frequency varies between 950 and 1000 MHz.
Architecture and Features
Broadwell features a GPU based on the Intel Gen8 architecture, which has been optimized in various aspects compared to the previous Gen7.5 (Haswell). Inter alia, the shader arrays called "subslice" have been reorganized and now offer 8 Execution Units (EUs) each. Three subslices form a "slice" for a total of 24 EUs. Combined with other improvements such as larger L1 caches and an optimized frontend, the integrated GPU has become faster and more efficient than its predecessor.
The HD Graphics 6000 represents the top-end version of the Broadwell GPU family and consists of two slices with 48 EUs. Beyond that, there is also a low-end (GT1, 12 EUs), a mid-range (GT2, 24 EUs) and a high-end variant (GT3e, 48 EUs + eDRAM).
All Broadwell GPUs support OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12 (FL 11_1). The video engine can now decode H.265 using both fixed function hardware as well as available GPU shaders. Up to three displays can be connected via DP 1.2/eDP 1.3 (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz) or HDMI 1.4a (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 24 Hz). HDMI 2.0, however, is not supported.
Performance
Depending on the specific CPU, the maximum GPU frequency varies between 950 and 1000 MHz. Due to the low TDP, however, the average clock in 3D applications will be significantly lower. Overall, the HD Graphics 6000 outperforms the previous HD 5000 by 20 - 25 percent and offers a performance slightly below a dedicated GeForce 820M.
Games as of 2014/2015 will usually run fluently only at (very) low settings.
Power Consumption
Utilizing a new 14 nm process, the Broadwell ULV chips are specified at just 15 W TDP and therefore suited for thin ultrabooks. The TDP is flexible and can be further reduced (9.5 W), which has a significant impact on performance.
AMD Radeon HD 7450M
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The AMD Radeon HD 7450M (sometimes also still called ATI Mobility Radeon HD 7450) is a laptop graphics card for entry level to middle class notebooks. It is based on the old Seymore chip and therefore feature the UVD 3 video decoder. Technically it is therefore just a renamed Radeon HD 6400M chip and due to the support of fast GDDR5, the HD 6450M or HD 6490M should be comparable. The DDR3 version should offer slightly faster clock rates than the GDDR5 version and therefore both should perform similar.
The 120 Stream processors should be still based on the "old" 5D architecture similar to the 5000 series. Therefore, the number of shaders is not comparable to the 1D cores of current Nvidia GPUs. The Tessellation performance should be improved (like the desktop 6800 series) with the new cards. The Stream processors can be used with DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1, DirectCompute 11 and OpenCL. With the later two the cores can also be used for general computations like transcoding videos.
The performance is somewhere between the 6450M and 6490M depending on the clock speeds and the used graphics memory. The HD 6490M for example was able to run modern games like Starcraft 2 and Call of Duty Black Ops in medium settings and XGA resolution fluently. Very demanding games like Metro 2033 should be playable only in the lowest settings and resolution.
The new UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.
Furthermore, the HD 6400M series integrates a HD audio controller to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g. für Blu-Ray videos).
The AMD HD3D Technology offers support for Blu-Ray 3D and 3D displays (integrated and external). However, the solution is not as mature as Nvidias 3D Vision.
Thanks to Eyefinity the graphics chip is able to theoretically drive up to 4 monitors simultaneously. However, this only works if the laptop features enough DisplayPort outputs.
The power consumption of the chip should be similar to the Mobility Radeon HD 5470 and therefore suited for 13" laptops and up.
Intel HD Graphics 2500
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The Intel HD Graphics 2500 (or Ivy Bridge GT1) is an integrated graphics card in the Ivy Bridge codenamed desktop processors. It is the successor the the Intel HD Graphics 2000 in the Sandy Bridge CPUs and performs between the old HD 2000 and 3000 GPU (see benchmarks below). Usually it is used in the cheaper desktop Ivy bridge CPUs. The mobile version is simply called Intel HD Graphics and integrated in the Pentium and Celeron line.
Compared to the faster HD Graphics 4000, the 2500 one features less Execution Units (6 versus 16) and only one texture sampler. Therefore, the performance is clearly worse and only suited for low demanding gaming. Intel states a 10 to 15% higher performance compared to the old Sandy Bridge based HD Graphics 2000. Therefore, only older casual games with low requirements are playable with the HD 2500.
A speciality of the Ivy Bridge GPUs is that 4x MSAA is supported in hardware now. However, 2x is only supported through software. The algorithm to support 2x is going through the 4x pipeline with a software algorithm, so performance is similar to 4x MSAA.
The integrated video decoder called Multi Format Codec Engine (MFX) was also improved and should allow even simultaneus 4K video decoding. DXVAChecker lists MPEG2, VC1, WMV9, and H264 as supported codecs. QuickSync for fast transcoding of videos was also optimized for higher performance and better image quality.
Another new feature is the support for up to 3 independent displays as AMD offers with theirs Eyefinity support (up to 6 displays).
Due to the 22nm 3D Tri-Gate production process, the power consumption is relatively low (the development was focused on performance per Watt).
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| Codename | Broadwell GT3 | Seymour-PRO | Ivy Bridge GT1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Gen. 8 Broadwell | Terascale 2 | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 48 - unified | 160 - unified | 6 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 300 - 1000 (Boost) MHz | 700 MHz | 650 - 1150 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | no | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), OpenGL 4.3 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11.0, Shader 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 1.9 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 14 nm | 40 nm | 22 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | QuickSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 05.01.2015 | 08.02.2012 | 01.04.2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel HD Graphics 6000
specvp11 snx-01 + Intel HD Graphics 2500
specvp12 sw-03 + Intel HD Graphics 6000
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel HD Graphics 6000
Average Benchmarks Intel HD Graphics 6000 → 100% n=7
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 7450M → 48% n=7
Average Benchmarks Intel HD Graphics 2500 → 42% n=7
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Team Fortress 2
2017
Rocket League
2017
Farming Simulator 17
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
FIFA 16
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Evolve
2015
F1 2014
2014
Ryse: Son of Rome
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
X-Plane 10.25
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Far Cry 3
2012
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Fifa 13
2012
F1 2012
2012
Guild Wars 2
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Dirt Showdown
2012
Diablo III
2012
Mass Effect 3
2012
Star Wars: The Old Republic
2011
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Fifa 12
2011
F1 2011
2011
Dirt 3
2011
Crysis 2
2011
Mafia 2
2010
StarCraft 2
2010
Metro 2033
2010
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
2007
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
2007
World of Warcraft
2005Average Gaming Intel HD Graphics 6000 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 7450M → 80%
Average Gaming Intel HD Graphics 2500 → 51%
| Intel HD Graphics 6000 | AMD Radeon HD 7450M | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 18.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| X-Plane 11.11 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Fortress 2 | 64.2 | 37.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dirt 4 | 41.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rocket League | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Farming Simulator 17 | 58 | 32.7 | 18.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mirror's Edge Catalyst | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overwatch | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 28.9 | 18.2 | 10.9 | 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Just Cause 3 | 18.6 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | 24.6 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA 16 | 53 | 39 | 21.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World of Warships | 52.3 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Metal Gear Solid V | 35 | 24.8 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mad Max | 19.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 54.7 | 33.9 | 16.7 | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dirt Rally | 93 | 22.8 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battlefield Hardline | 35.3 | 26.9 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Evolve | 18.7 | 13.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | 20.9 | 16.8 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assassin's Creed Unity | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 33 | 17.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | 40.9 | 20.8 | 13.3 | 10.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 2014 | 55 | 37 | 21 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryse: Son of Rome | 19 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alien: Isolation | 34 | 26.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fifa 15 | 50 | 35.7 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sims 4 | 144 | 45.4 | 21.8 | 14.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GRID: Autosport | 94 | 32 | 22 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thief | 18 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| X-Plane 10.25 | 40 | 13 | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battlefield 4 | 32 | 22.2 | 15.6 | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total War: Rome II | 48 | 36 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 19 | 15.7 | 12 | 6 | 11.07 | 9.84 | 9.64 | ||||||||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 43 | 27 | 22.08 | 17.66 | 8 | 6.96 | |||||||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 62 | 34 | 22 | 20.1 | 10.9 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Crysis 3 | 20.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dirt Showdown | 57 | 36 | 23 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Diablo III | 68 | 39 | 31 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| StarCraft 2 | 118 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 92.9 | 28.4 | 19.8 | ||||||||||||||
| World of Warcraft | 123 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 104 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| Intel HD Graphics 6000 | AMD Radeon HD 7450M | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 17 17 6 2 | 21 11 | 21 4 | 15 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 4 1 | 4 | 3 | | | |
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