AMD Radeon R8 M445DX vs Intel HD Graphics 530 vs Intel HD Graphics 500

AMD Radeon R8 M445DX

The AMD Radeon R8 M445DX is a Dual Graphics combination of the integrated Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge, e.g. in the A10-9600P) and a dedicated Radeon R7 M440 graphics card. It was introduced in mid 2016 for entry level multimedia laptops. The R8 M445DX runs both cards in hybrid crossfire mode and renders games in AFR mode (alternate frame rendering) that renders a frame alternately on each card. Therefore, the Dual Graphics needs driver profiles for each DX 11 game to work properly and often suffers from micro stuttering.

The Radeon R6 features 384, the Radeon R7 M440 320 shader cores, both based on the GCN architecture. Technical details on each card and benchmarks can be found on their GPU pages.

In our gaming tests, the performance of the Dual Graphics combination depends on the driver support. Except 3DMark benchmarks however, we saw nearly no game that could profit from the Crossfire combination with the launch drivers. Currently, buyers should only see the R8 M445DX as a single R7 M440.

In idle the dedicated GPU is shut down to save power and only the integrated R5 is running. Running together, the power consumption of both cards are combined (5-10 + 20-25 Watt).

Intel HD Graphics 530

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The Intel HD Graphics 530 (GT2) is an integrated graphics unit, which can be found in various desktop and notebook processors of the Skylake generation. The "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU offers 24 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at up to 1150 MHz (depending on the CPU model). Due to its lack of dedicated graphics memory or eDRAM cache, the HD 530 has to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L-1600 / DDR4-2133).

Performance

The exact performance of the HD Graphics 530 depends on various factors like TDP, L3 Cache, memory (DDR3/DDR4) and maximum clock rate of the specific model. The fastest desktop versions (Core i7-6700K) can compete with a dedicated GeForce 920M and will handle modern games (as of 2015) in low or medium settings.

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 530 can be found in several notebook and desktop processors of different TDP classes (35 - 91 W).

Intel HD Graphics 500

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The Intel HD Graphics 500 is an integrated processor graphics unit from the Apollo Lake generation (e. g. Celeron N3450 and Celeron N3350), which was announced mid 2016. The GPU can convince with low consumption figures, but the performance is only in the low-end segment and is rarely sufficient for modern games. Being a partial configuration of the Apollo Lake GPU, the HD Graphics 505 is equipped with just 12 Execution Units (EUs) (HD Graphics 505: 18 EUs) running at up to 650-700 MHz depending on the model. The technical specifications of the GPU are based on Intel's Gen9 architecture, which is also used for the more expensive Skylake series.

Due to its lack of dedicated graphics memory or eDRAM cache, the HD 505 has to access the main memory via processor (2x 64bit DDR3L-/LPDDR3-1866, LPDDR4-2400).

Performance

The HD Graphics 505 should be slightly slower than the older Broadwell GPU HD Graphics (Broadwell), so modern games (as of 2016) will rarely run smoothly even at the lowest settings.

Features

The revised video engine now decodes H.265/HEVC completely in hardware and thereby much more efficiently than before. Up to three displays can be connected via DP/eDP or HDMI (4K probably only at 30 Hz via HDMI 1.4).

Power Consumption

The TDP of the whole Pentium N4200 chip is 6 Watts by default, so the GPU is primarily used for (often passively cooled) netbooks or thin notebooks. The TDP can also be reduced to 4 Watts, but this will obviously affect the performance.

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AMD Radeon R8 M445DX

Intel HD Graphics 530

Intel HD Graphics 500

Gen. 9 Series

Radeon R8 M365DX	768 @ 0.72 GHz	128 + 64 Bit @ 800 / 1000 MHz
Radeon R8 M445DX	704 @ 0.72 GHz	128 + 64 Bit @ 933 / 1000 MHz

Iris Pro Graphics P580	72 @ 0.35 - 1.1 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Pro Graphics 580	72 @ 0.35 - 1.05 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Graphics 550	48 @ 0.3 - 1.1 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Graphics 540	48 @ 0.3 - 1.05 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 530	24 @ 0.35 - 1.15 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 520	24 @ 0.3 - 1.05 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 515	24 @ 0.3 - 1 GHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 610	12 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 610	12 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 510	12 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 605	18 @ 0.3 - 0.75 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 505	18 @ 0.3 - 0.75 GHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 600	12 @ 0.3 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 500	12 @ 0.3 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit

Iris Pro Graphics P580	72 @ 0.35 - 1.1 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Pro Graphics 580	72 @ 0.35 - 1.05 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Graphics 550	48 @ 0.3 - 1.1 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
Iris Graphics 540	48 @ 0.3 - 1.05 GHz	eDRAM + 64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 530	24 @ 0.35 - 1.15 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 520	24 @ 0.3 - 1.05 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 515	24 @ 0.3 - 1 GHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 610	12 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 610	12 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 510	12 @ 0.3 - 0.95 GHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 605	18 @ 0.3 - 0.75 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 505	18 @ 0.3 - 0.75 GHz	64/128 Bit
UHD Graphics 600	12 @ 0.3 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit
HD Graphics 500	12 @ 0.3 - 0.7 GHz	64/128 Bit

Architecture

GCN

Gen. 9 Skylake

Gen. 9 Apollo Lake

Pipelines

704 - unified

24 - unified

12 - unified

Core Speed

720 / 1020 MHz

350 - 1150 (Boost) MHz

300 - 700 (Boost) MHz

Memory Speed

933 / 1000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

128 + 64 Bit

64/128 Bit

Memory Type

DDR3, DDR4

Shared Memory

yes

API

DirectX 12, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4

DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.4

technology

28 nm

14 nm

Features

Mantle, Vulkan

QuickSync

Notebook Size

medium sized

Date of Announcement

01.06.2016

05.08.2015

01.09.2016

Information

UVD 6

Codename

Skylake GT2

Apollo Lake

CPU in HD Graphics 530		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Core i7-6700K	4 x 4000 MHz, 91 W	350 MHz	1150 MHz
Intel Core i7-6700	4 x 3400 MHz, 65 W	350 MHz	1150 MHz
Intel Core i7-6920HQ	4 x 2900 MHz, 45 W	350 MHz	1050 MHz
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Intel Core i5-6600K	4 x 3500 MHz, 91 W	350 MHz	1150 MHz
Intel Core i7-6820HK	4 x 2700 MHz, 45 W	350 MHz	1050 MHz
Intel Core i7-6820HQ	4 x 2700 MHz, 45 W	350 MHz	1050 MHz
Intel Core i7-6700T	4 x 2800 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Core i7-6700HQ	4 x 2600 MHz, 45 W	350 MHz	1050 MHz
Intel Core i5-6500	4 x 3200 MHz, 65 W	350 MHz	1050 MHz
Intel Core i5-6600T	4 x 2700 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Core i5-6440HQ	4 x 2600 MHz, 45 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Core i5-6300HQ	4 x 2300 MHz, 45 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Core i5-6400	4 x 2700 MHz, 65 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Core i5-6500T	4 x 2500 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	1100 MHz
Intel Core i5-6400T	4 x 2200 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
Intel Core i3-6100H	2 x 2700 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	900 MHz
Intel Pentium G4500T	2 x 3000 MHz, 35 W	350 MHz	950 MHz
min. - max.		350 MHz	900 - 1150 MHz

CPU in HD Graphics 500		GPU Base Speed	GPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Celeron J3455	4 x 1500 MHz, 10 W	250 MHz	750 MHz
Intel Celeron N3450	4 x 1100 MHz, 6 W	200 MHz	700 MHz
Intel Celeron J3355	2 x 2000 MHz, 10 W	250 MHz	700 MHz
Intel Celeron N3350	2 x 1100 MHz, 6 W	200 MHz	650 MHz
min. - max.		200 - 350 MHz	650 - 1150 MHz