Intel HD Graphics 515

The Intel HD Graphics 515 (GT2) is a low-end integrated graphics unit, which can be found in the Core m-series of the Skylake generation. This "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU offers 24 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at up to 1000 MHz (depending on the CPU model). Due to its lack of dedicated graphics memory or eDRAM cache, the HD 515 has to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L-1600 / LPDDR3-1866).

Performance

According to Intel, the HD Graphics 515 is up to 41 percent faster than the previous HD Graphics 5300 (Broadwell). Nevertheless, the GPU will handle only simple games like Counter-Strike or Dota with decent frame rates. Depending on the specific CPU model, memory configuration and TDP (4.5 W, configurable), performance may vary substantially.

Features

The revised video engine now decodes H.265/HEVC completely in hardware and thereby much more efficiently than before. Displays can be connected via DP 1.2 / eDP 1.3 (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz), whereas HDMI is limited to the older version 1.4a (max. 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz). However, HDMI 2.0 can be added using a DisplayPort converter. Up to three displays can be controlled simultaneously.

Power Consumption

The HD Graphics 515 can be found in Core m processors with 4.5 W TDP (3.5/3.8 W cTDP down, 7 W cTDP up) and is therefore suited for very thin, mostly passively cooled 2-in-1 notebooks and tablets.

Manufacturer

Intel

Gen. 9 Series

Iris Pro Graphics P580 (compare)	72 @ 350 - 1100 (Boost) MHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Pro Graphics 580 (compare)	72 @ 350 - 1050 (Boost) MHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Graphics 550 (compare)	48 @ 300 - 1100 (Boost) MHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Graphics 540 (compare)	48 @ 300 - 1050 (Boost) MHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 530 (compare)	24 @ 350 - 1150 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 520 (compare)	24 @ 300 - 1050 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 515	24 @ 300 - 1000 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 610 (compare)	12 @ 300 - 950 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 510 (compare)	12 @ 300 - 950 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 605 (compare)	18 @ 300 - 750 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 505 (compare)	18 @ 300 - 750 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 600 (compare)	12 @ 300 - 700 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 500 (compare)	12 @ 300 - 700 (Boost) MHz	64/128 Bit

Codename

Skylake GT2

Architecture

Intel Gen. 9 (Skylake)

Pipelines

24 - unified

Core Speed

300 - 1000 (Boost) MHz

Memory Bus Width

64/128 Bit

Memory Type

DDR3L/LPDDR3

Shared Memory

yes

DirectX

DirectX 12 (FL 12_1)

technology

14 nm

Features

QuickSync

Date of Announcement

01.09.2015

CPU		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Core m7-6Y75	2 x 1200 MHz, 4.5 W	300 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel Core m5-6Y57	2 x 1100 MHz, 4.5 W	300 MHz	900 MHz
Intel Core m5-6Y54	2 x 1100 MHz, 4.5 W	300 MHz	900 MHz
Intel Core m3-6Y30	2 x 900 MHz, 4.5 W	300 MHz	850 MHz
min. - max.		300 - 300 MHz	850 - 1000 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score 1280x720 offscreen

min: 43449 avg: 58940.3 median: 56787 (12%) max: 78808 Points

+ 6 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Graphics 1920x1080

min: 18749 avg: 24669.4 median: 23314 (3%) max: 33413 Points

+ 7 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720

min: 2705 avg: 3931.9 median: 3778 (8%) max: 5257 Points

+ 25 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 3982 avg: 5440.8 median: 5510 (3%) max: 7035 Points

+ 25 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

min: 453 avg: 616.5 median: 630 (2%) max: 780 Points

+ 21 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080

min: 494 avg: 679.2 median: 697 (2%) max: 892 Points

+ 21 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720

min: 31627 avg: 44439.3 median: 45108 (6%) max: 54558 Points

+ 15 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

min: 785 avg: 1104.8 median: 1112 (4%) max: 1360 points

+ 28 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

min: 714 avg: 1012.1 median: 1011 (2%) max: 1254 points

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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AMD Radeon HD 6550D -6%

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) -4%

AMD Radeon HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics -3%

Intel HD Graphics 5500 -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M -3%

AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 -2%

NVIDIA NVS 5200M -2%

AMD Radeon HD 6550M -2%

Intel HD Graphics 5000 -2%

Intel HD Graphics 515

AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 0%

AMD Radeon HD 6510G2 0%

ATI Radeon HD 5570 1%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M 3%

AMD Radeon HD 7660G 4%

AMD Radeon HD 6680G2 5%

AMD Radeon HD 6570M 5%

AMD Radeon HD 7560D 6%

AMD Radeon HD 7670M 7%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) 4118%

100%

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +

P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768

20345 Points (21%)

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3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768

18019 Points (10%)

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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768

9173 Points (20%)

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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +

Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024

min: 15.7 avg: 16.9 median: 16.9 (8%) max: 18 fps

+ 2 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

SPECviewperf 12
Solidworks (sw-03) 1900x1060 +

Siemens NX (snx-02) 1900x1060 +

Showcase (showcase-01) 1900x1060 +

Medical (medical-01) 1900x1060 +

Maya (maya-04) 1900x1060 +

Energy (energy-01) 1900x1060 +

Creo (creo-01) 1900x1060 +

Catia (catia-04) 1900x1060 +

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +

Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +

Ref. Match 64Bit +

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 1920x1080 +

T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +

GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Offscreen OGL off screen

min: 31.9 avg: 36.5 median: 36.7 (7%) max: 43.6 fps

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GFXBench 3.0 - Manhattan Onscreen OGL on screen

min: 13.6 avg: 18.5 median: 16.1 (4%) max: 25.9 fps

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only

min: 173 avg: 183 median: 183 (3%) max: 193 Samples/s

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only

min: 395 avg: 413.5 median: 416 (4%) max: 427 Samples/s

+ 4 benchmarks and specifications + Show comparison chart

ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

min: 476 avg: 662.8 median: 717 (3%) max: 741 Points

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

X-Plane 11.11

2018

14.4 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Team Fortress 2

2017

48 fps + Compare

36 fps + Compare

24 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..

Dirt 4

2017

26.6 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Rocket League

2017

30.1 fps + Compare

10.7 fps + Compare

» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Ghost Recon Wildlands

2017

9.4 fps + Compare

4.3 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK-80ML	6Y54	4009 MB		20.19.15.4380	43449
Dell Latitude 13 7370	6Y57	8192 MB	300 - 900 / 933 MHz	20.19.15.4390	49204
Dell Latitude 12 E7275	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	50622
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz	6Y30	8192 MB			62952
Cube i9	6Y30	4096 MB	500-797 / 932 MHz		68607
HP EliteBook 1030 G1-X2F03EA	6Y75	16384 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4331	78808

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Dell XPS 12 9250 4K	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4326	18749
Dell Latitude 12 E7275	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	19165
Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK-80ML	6Y54	4009 MB		20.19.15.4380	22497
HP EliteBook 1030 G1-X2F03EA	6Y75	16384 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4331	23314
Dell Latitude 11 5175	6Y57	8192 MB	300 MHz - 900 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	25737
Dell Latitude 13 7370	6Y57	8192 MB	300 - 900 / 933 MHz	20.19.15.4390	29811
HP Pavilion x2 12-b000ng	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / 1866 MHz	20.19.15.4377	33413

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Lenovo Yoga 700-11ISK	6Y30	4096 MB			2705
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.3 GHz	6Y75	8192 MB			2926
Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK-80ML	6Y54	4009 MB		20.19.15.4380	3231
Acer Aspire Switch 12S SW7-272-M3A0	6Y30	4096 MB	300-850 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	3278
Huawei MateBook m5-6Y54	6Y54	8192 MB			3384
Asus Zenbook UX305CA-FB055T	6Y75	8192 MB	200-1000 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	3434
Dell XPS 12 9250 4K	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4326	3457
Dell Latitude 13 7370	6Y57	8192 MB	300 - 900 / 933 MHz	20.19.15.4390	3481
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.2 GHz	6Y54	8192 MB			3526
Dell Latitude 12 E7275	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	3608
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S W700N	6Y30	4096 MB	400 / 532 MHz	1024MB Skylake Y GT2 20.19.15.4377	3684
Dell Latitude 11 5175	6Y57	8192 MB	300 MHz - 900 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	3748
Asus Zenbook UX305CA-EHM1	6Y30	8092 MB	850 / MHz		3778
Asus TransformerBook T302CA-FL010T	6Y30	8192 MB	800 / MHz	20.19.15.4352	3923
Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 700	6Y54	4096 MB	300-900 / MHz	Dual-Channel 10.18.15.4281	3936
Cube i9	6Y30	4096 MB	500-797 / 932 MHz		4152
Asus Zenbook UX360CA-FC060T	6Y30	8192 MB	700 / 930 MHz	DDR3	4205
HP Pavilion x2 12-b000ng	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / 1866 MHz	20.19.15.4377	4330
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz	6Y30	8192 MB			4446
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	10.0.10586.0	4474
HP Spectre x2 12-a003ng K3D42EA	6Y75	8192 MB	950 / MHz		4546
Microsoft Surface Pro 4, Core m3	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / MHz	20.19.15.4308	4604
HP Elite x2 1012 G1	6Y54	8192 MB	300-900 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	4943
HP EliteBook 1030 G1-X2F03EA	6Y75	16384 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4331	5242
HP EliteBook Folio G1 V1C37EA	6Y54	8192 MB	900 / MHz		5257

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Acer Aspire Switch 12S SW7-272-M3A0	6Y30	4096 MB	300-850 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	3982
Asus Zenbook UX305CA-FB055T	6Y75	8192 MB	200-1000 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	4286
Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK-80ML	6Y54	4009 MB		20.19.15.4380	4309
Lenovo Yoga 700-11ISK	6Y30	4096 MB			4357
Dell XPS 12 9250 4K	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4326	4362
Dell Latitude 12 E7275	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	4431
Dell Latitude 13 7370	6Y57	8192 MB	300 - 900 / 933 MHz	20.19.15.4390	4658
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S W700N	6Y30	4096 MB	400 / 532 MHz	1024MB Skylake Y GT2 20.19.15.4377	4760
Dell Latitude 11 5175	6Y57	8192 MB	300 MHz - 900 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	4904
Asus TransformerBook T302CA-FL010T	6Y30	8192 MB	800 / MHz	20.19.15.4352	5076
Asus Zenbook UX305CA-EHM1	6Y30	8092 MB	850 / MHz		5112
Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 700	6Y54	4096 MB	300-900 / MHz	Dual-Channel 10.18.15.4281	5259
Asus Zenbook UX360CA-FC060T	6Y30	8192 MB	700 / 930 MHz	DDR3	5510
Cube i9	6Y30	4096 MB	500-797 / 932 MHz		5602
Huawei MateBook m5-6Y54	6Y54	8192 MB			5638
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	10.0.10586.0	5769
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz	6Y30	8192 MB			6078
HP Pavilion x2 12-b000ng	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / 1866 MHz	20.19.15.4377	6178
HP Spectre x2 12-a003ng K3D42EA	6Y75	8192 MB	950 / MHz		6298
HP Elite x2 1012 G1	6Y54	8192 MB	300-900 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	6308
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.2 GHz	6Y54	8192 MB			6331
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.3 GHz	6Y75	8192 MB			6497
Microsoft Surface Pro 4, Core m3	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / MHz	20.19.15.4308	6597
HP EliteBook 1030 G1-X2F03EA	6Y75	16384 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4331	6684
HP EliteBook Folio G1 V1C37EA	6Y54	8192 MB	900 / MHz		7035

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Acer Aspire Switch 12S SW7-272-M3A0	6Y30	4096 MB	300-850 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	453
Lenovo Yoga 900S-12ISK-80ML	6Y54	4009 MB		20.19.15.4380	458
Asus Zenbook UX305CA-FB055T	6Y75	8192 MB	200-1000 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	464
Lenovo Yoga 700-11ISK	6Y30	4096 MB			466
Dell Latitude 13 7370	6Y57	8192 MB	300 - 900 / 933 MHz	20.19.15.4390	509
Dell Latitude 11 5175	6Y57	8192 MB	300 MHz - 900 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	545
Dell XPS 12 9250 4K	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4326	553
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro S W700N	6Y30	4096 MB	400 / 532 MHz	1024MB Skylake Y GT2 20.19.15.4377	558
Dell Latitude 12 E7275	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / 800 MHz	20.19.15.4326	569
Asus Zenbook UX305CA-EHM1	6Y30	8092 MB	850 / MHz		596
Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 700	6Y54	4096 MB	300-900 / MHz	Dual-Channel 10.18.15.4281	630
HP Spectre x2 12-a003ng K3D42EA	6Y75	8192 MB	950 / MHz		660
HP Pavilion x2 12-b000ng	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / 1866 MHz	20.19.15.4377	671
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz	6Y30	8192 MB			682
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.2 GHz	6Y54	8192 MB			697
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet	6Y75	8192 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	10.0.10586.0	697
Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.3 GHz	6Y75	8192 MB			705
HP Elite x2 1012 G1	6Y54	8192 MB	300-900 / MHz	Dual-Channel 20.19.15.4331	739
Microsoft Surface Pro 4, Core m3	6Y30	4096 MB	300 - 850 / MHz	20.19.15.4308	740
HP EliteBook 1030 G1-X2F03EA	6Y75	16384 MB	300 - 1000 / MHz	20.19.15.4331	774
HP EliteBook Folio G1 V1C37EA	6Y54	8192 MB	900 / MHz		780