Intel UHD Graphics 615 vs NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU vs Intel HD Graphics P630
Intel UHD Graphics 615
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The Intel UHD Graphics 615 (GT2) is a low-end integrated graphics unit, which can be found in the Y-series of the Amber-Lake generation. This "GT2" version 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 UHD 615 has to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L/LPDDR3). Compared to the old HD Graphics 615 in Kaby-Lake-Y CPUs, the UHD 615 is the same GPU with slightly different clock speeds (depending on the model) and slight power/performance improvements due to the improved 14nm++ process .
Performance
The 3D performance of the UHD 615 depends on the CPU model and the cooling / TDP-setting of the laptop. Furthermore, the used main memory (single channel, DDR3(L), amount) is influencing performance. On average the UHD graphics 615 should be very similar to the Kaby-Lake HD Graphics 615 due to the same architecture and similar speeds. That means that only low demanding games like Farming Simulator 17 or Rocket League are playable in lowest detail settings.
Features
The revised video engine in the HD 615 and UHD 615 now supports H.265/HEVC Main10 profile in hardware with 10 bit colors. Furthermore, Googles VP9 codec can also be hardware decoded. The UHD 615 should support HDCP 2.2 and therefore Netflix 4K. HDMI 2.0 however is still only supported with an external converter chip (LSPCon).
Power Consumption
The UHD Graphics 615 can be found in Y processors with 5 W TDP (can be manipulated by the laptop manufacturers, and up 0,5 Watt from the previous generation) and is therefore suited for very thin, mostly passively cooled 2-in-1 notebooks and tablets.
NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU
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The NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU or A500 Mobile is a professional graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the GA107 Ampere chip and offers a slower performance than the GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU. It offers 2,048 CUDA, 16 Raytracing and 64 Tensor cores paired with a 64 Bit memory bus. It is available in different variants from 20 - 60 Watt (TGP) with different clock speeds (and performance). The GPU supports eDP 1.4b to connect the internal monitor and DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 for external connections.
There is no more Max-Q variant (formerly used for the low power variants) but every OEM can choose to implement Max-Q technologies (Dynamic Boost, WhisperMode).
The raw performance should be slower than the GeForce RTX 3050 for laptops at the same TGP level. Both GPUs depend heavily on good cooling and a high TGP for good performance. At a similar power consumption level the RTX A500 should be clearly faster than the old T500 and T550.
The GA107 chip offers 2.560 FP32 ALUs of which half can also execute INT32 instructions (i.e. 1,280 INT32 ALUs). With Ampere all shaders could still execute FP32 or INT32 instructions. The raytracing and tensor cores on the chip were also improved according to Nvidia. The A500 can only use 2048 CUDA cores. The Ampere chips also include an improved 5th generation video encoder (NVENC for H.264 and H.265) and a 7th generation decoder (for various formats now including AV1).
The GA107 chip is manufactured by Samsung in 8nm (8N), which is not quite able to keep up with the 7nm node at TSMC (e.g. used by AMD and also for the professional GA100 Ampere chip).
Intel HD Graphics P630
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The Intel HD Graphics P630 (GT2) is an integrated graphics unit, which can be found in various Xeon workstation processors of the Kaby Lake generation. The "GT2" version of the Skylake GPU offers 24 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at up to 1050 MHz (depending on the CPU model). Due to its lack of dedicated graphics memory or eDRAM cache, the P630 has to access the main memory (2x 64bit DDR3L-1600 / DDR4-2133). It uses the same silicon as the consumer HD Graphics 630 in Kaby-Lake-H processors but features optimized drivers for workstaion and CAD software. According to Intel it is certified for 15 applications (see list).
Performance
According to Intel, the performance of the P630 is identical to the Intel HD Graphis P530 (Skylake predecessor) processor graphics card and 1.94x faster than the old Intel HD Graphics P4000. Compared to consumer cards, the gaming performance should be on a similar level to the dedicated GeForce 920M and will handle old games (as of 2015) in low or medium settings.
Features
The revised video engine in the Kaby Lake chips now supports H.265/HEVC Main10 profile at 10-bit color depth and also the VP9 codec in hardware. Furthermore, HDCP 2.2 is also supported in all chips, which allows Netflix 4K videos, for instance.
Power Consumption
The HD Graphics P630 can be found in mobile quad-core Xeon processors with 45 W TDP and also desktop processors of the Xeon range with higher TDPs.
Source: http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/hd-graphics-performance-guide.pdf
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Codename | Kaby-Lake GT2 | GA107 | Kaby-Lake-H-GT2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Gen. 9 Amber Lake | Ampere | Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 24 - unified | 2048 - unified | 24 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 300 - 1000 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | DDR3L/LPDDR3 | GDDR6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | yes | no | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.4 | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6 | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 5 Watt | 60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 14 nm | 8 nm | 14 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | QuickSync | QuickSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 30.08.2018 | 30.03.2022 | 05.08.2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raytracing Cores | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tensor / AI Cores | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical Performance | 7.3 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 14000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | nvdam.widen.net |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Intel UHD Graphics 615
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel UHD Graphics 615
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Intel UHD Graphics 615
Average Benchmarks Intel UHD Graphics 615 → 100% n=3
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU → 928% n=3
Average Benchmarks Intel HD Graphics P630 → 158% n=3

* 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.

F1 24
2024
Ghost of Tsushima
2024
Alone in the Dark
2024
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
Last Epoch
2024
Helldivers 2
2024
Enshrouded
2024
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
F1 23
2023
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
F1 22
2022
GRID 2019
2019
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Just Cause 4
2018
Darksiders III
2018
Battlefield V
2018
Farming Simulator 19
2018
Forza Horizon 4
2018
Monster Hunter World
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Fortnite
2018
Team Fortress 2
2017
Rocket League
2017
Prey
2017
Civilization 6
2016
Overwatch
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
World of Warships
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015
GRID: Autosport
2014
Battlefield 4
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Diablo III
2012
StarCraft 2
2010Average Gaming Intel UHD Graphics 615 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU → 1070%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 1364%
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F1 24 | 82.4 | 71.9 | 32.9 | 11.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Ghost of Tsushima | 34.6 | 27.5 | 19.1 | 14.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Alone in the Dark | 80.1 | 68.6 | 58.6 | 43.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Dragon's Dogma 2 | 23.6 | 14.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Last Epoch | 76.7 | 58.2 | 49.3 | 33.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Helldivers 2 | 19.5 | 12.8 | 12 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Enshrouded | 24.4 | 18.7 | 14.3 | 8.28 | |||||||||||||||||
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 42 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 10.4 | 4.29 | |||||||||||||||
Baldur's Gate 3 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||||||
F1 23 | 57 | 56.3 | 43.1 | 10.9 | 6.63 | ||||||||||||||||
Hogwarts Legacy | 23 | 19.6 | 10.6 | 5.43 | |||||||||||||||||
F1 22 | 92.5 | 85.2 | 57.8 | 16.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 66.2 | 53.5 | 36.2 | 27.6 | |||||||||||||||||
Strange Brigade | 176 | 76 | 62 | 54 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Far Cry 5 | 6 | 82 | 54 | 48 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
X-Plane 11.11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 94 | 78 | |||||||||||||||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 6.1 | 3.3 | 85 | 45 | 32 | 23.3 | |||||||||||||||
Dota 2 Reborn | 53 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 159 | 131 | 104 | 98 | |||||||||||||
The Witcher 3 | 10 | 5.9 | 155 | 93 | 55 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
GTA V | 16.4 | 16.9 | 173.3 | 161.7 | 89.7 | 42.9 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 4 4 8 4 | 4 7 6 2 | 7 9 4 | 11 5 1 | 5 1 | 1 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | |
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