Intel HD Graphics are getting better with each generation, but they still offer performance at the level of low end dedicated video cards from Nvidia and AMD. If you wonder which Nvidia or AMD video card your Intel HD Graphics is equivalent to in order to make the proper choice for upgrade or simply out of curiosity, then you have come to the right place. In this article I'm going to show you which dedicated video cards offer the same performance as the different generations of Intel HD Graphics.
The table below shows the dedicated Nvidia and AMD video cards, which offer approximately the same level of performance as the corresponding model of Intel HD Graphics. The last column of the table illustrates the performance of each Intel HD Graphics model relative to Intel HD 2000, i.e. how many times faster it is than Intel HD 2000. This is useful information, because an Intel HD Graphics with a larger model number is newer, but not always faster than one with a smaller model number.
The graphics units in the table below are sorted by release date in ascending order, which means that the most recent Intel's integrated graphics are at the end of the table.
| Intel Graphics | Nvidia Laptop | Nvidia Desktop | AMD Laptop | AMD Desktop | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel HD 2000 | GeForce 210m | GeForce 205 | Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT | Radeon HD 3450 | 1.0 |
| Intel HD 2500 | GeForce 305m | GeForce 210 | Mobility Radeon HD 2600 | Radeon HD 3470 | 1.2 |
| Intel HD 3000 | GeForce 310m | GeForce 510 | Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT | Radeon HD 5450 | 1.5 |
| Intel HD 4000 | GeForce 620m | GeForce 710 | Radeon HD 7550m | Radeon HD 6450 | 2.5 |
| Intel HD 4400 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M230 | Radeon HD 5550 | 2.8 |
| Intel HD 4600 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M230 | Radeon HD 5550 | 3.0 |
| Intel HD 5000 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M230 | Radeon HD 5550 | 3.0 |
| Intel Iris 5100 | GeForce 720m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M230 | Radeon HD 5570 | 3.2 |
| Intel HD 5300 | GeForce 620m | GeForce 620 | Radeon HD 7550m | Radeon R5 235X | 2.4 |
| Intel HD 5500 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M240 | Radeon HD 5570 | 3.1 |
| Intel HD 5600 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M240 | Radeon HD 5570 | 3.5 |
| Intel HD 6000 | GeForce 820m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M240 | Radeon HD 5570 | 3.7 |
| Intel Iris 6100 | GeForce 820m | GeForce 730 | Radeon R5 M240 | Radeon R7 240 | 4.0 |
| Intel HD 515 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M230 | Radeon R5 235X | 2.8 |
| Intel HD 520 | GeForce 820m | GeForce 730 | Radeon R5 M240 | Radeon R7 240 | 3.8 |
| Intel HD 530 | GeForce 920m | GeForce 730 | Radeon R7 M360 | Radeon R7 240 | 4.5 |
| Intel HD 615 | GeForce 710m | GeForce 720 | Radeon R5 M330 | Radeon R5 240 | 3.2 |
| Intel HD 620 | GeForce 920m | GeForce 730 | Radeon 520 | Radeon R7 240 | 4.4 |
| Intel HD 630 | GeForce 920m | GeForce 740 | Radeon 520 | Radeon R7 240 | 4.8 |
| Intel UHD 620 | GeForce 920m | GeForce 740 | Radeon 520 | Radeon R7 240 | 4.8 |
| Intel UHD 630 | GeForce 930m | GeForce 740 | Radeon 530 | Radeon R7 240 | 5.3 |
| Intel UHD 750 | GeForce MX130 | GeForce 740 | Radeon 530 | Radeon R7 240 | 6.3 |
| Iris Xe G4 48EUs | GeForce MX230 | GeForce 740 | Radeon RX 540 | Radeon RX 540 | 6.5 |
| Iris Xe G7 80EUs | GeForce MX330 | GeForce 1030 | Radeon RX 540 | Radeon RX 540 | 9.2 |
| Iris Xe G7 96EUs | GeForce MX350 | GeForce 1030 | Radeon RX 550 | Radeon RX 550 | 10.5 |
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ReplyDeletethank you! i always have wonder this.
ReplyDeleteI have a Intel® Sandybridge Desktop Which one of these is that?
ReplyDeleteHi, it depends on your exact Sandy Bridge processor. If it's a core i processor whose model number ends with K ("Core i5 2500K", "Core i7 2600K", etc.) or a core i processor whose model number ends with 5 ("Core i3 2125", "Core i5 2405S", etc.), then it comes with Intel HD Graphics 3000. In all other cases it comes with the slower Intel HD Graphics 2000. You can also do a Google search for you processor's exact model number and you will find more info about its Intel HD Graphics version.
DeleteDoes this mean that I should use my Intel 530 graphics rather than my GTX 645?
ReplyDeleteHi, GeForce GTX 645 is much faster (about 60%) than Intel HD 530, so if you need more performance for gaming or graphics intensive applications, stick to your GeForce GTX 645. If you don't need additional graphics power, for example if you are only browsing or watching movies on your PC, Intel HD 530 will be more than enough and you can remove the GeForce GTX 645 to save electricity.
Deletecan you include the Intel HD 510 its the graphics in the celeron and Pentium skylake processors and maybe the intel 630 graphics if there is enough of a difference from the Intel 530.
ReplyDeleteI've added Intel HD 630 to the table. It's the graphics integrated in some desktop and notebook processors of the 7-th Intel core i generation of processors (Kaby Lake). Intel HD Graphics 630 is just slightly better (about 8 - 10%) than the older Intel HD Graphics 530.
DeleteWhat is the equivalent of a GeForce GTX 660, in Intel?
ReplyDeleteHi, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 is much more powerful than any Intel HD Graphics available at the time of this writing.
DeleteWould my HD6570 beat the intel graphics 630? I'm making a new extremely budget build so I'm trying to squeeze every penny out of my budget so this would really help.
ReplyDeleteHi, Intel HD Graphics and Radeon HD 6570 are about the same in terms of performance, so I recommend you stay with Intel HD Graphics 630 until you get a better dedicated video card. The only major benefit of using Radeon HD 6570 instead is that it has its own memory and does not take a part of system's RAM like Intel HD Graphics, but if you have 4GB RAM or more installed in your computer, that should not bother you. If your computer only has 2GB RAM, it may be better to use the Radeon card in order to take advantage of all system memory.
DeleteWhat about intel hd 620?
ReplyDeleteHi, I added Intel HD Graphics 620 to the table. Its performance is almost identical to Intel HD Graphics 530.
Deletewhat's the equivalent of GeForce GTX 460/Radeon HD 5870
ReplyDeleteGeForce GTX 460 and Readeon HD 5870 have no Intel HD Graphics equivalents. They are much faster (2 to 3 times faster) than even the fastest Intel HD Graphics at the time of this writing - Intel HD 630.
DeleteThanks for this.
ReplyDeleteLooks like my i5 4570 should ditch the dedicated gt610.
how are measured this benchmarks? based on theoretical GFLOPS power or real world tests?
ReplyDeleteThe performance factors in the article represent real world performance.
DeleteThank you for this article and for your website in general! Where do you think the HD 615 would be in this scale (i5-7y54)?
ReplyDeleteIntel HD Graphics 615 is about 15% faster than the previous generation core m processor graphics - Intel HD 515. I've added it to the article.
DeleteWich is better Intel HD graphics 630 or Nvidia 940mx?
ReplyDeleteNvidia GeForce 940MX 2GB is about 30-40% faster than Intel HD Graphics 630.
DeleteIs the Intel UHD 620 equivalent to the GTX 920m? Im new in this stuff! Pease help, I have a Yoga 920 and would like to now if I could play some indie games like Moonlighter, Shadow Tactics, Redout, Cuphead and Path of Exile.
ReplyDeleteIntel UHD 620 is almost identical to the older Intel HD 620, so yes, its performance is equivalent to GeForce GTX 920m, too. You should be able to play a lot of indie games with it, but you may need to lower some quality settings in some games in order to achieve smooth gameplay.
DeleteIs there an intel equivalent for Nvidia gtx 1050?
ReplyDeleteNo, there isn't. Nvidia GeForce 1050 is multiple times faster than even the best Intel HD Graphics available at the time of this writing.
DeleteDude you are a god. Thank you for this list. Ever since Tomshardware took mobile and integrated graphic solutions off of its lists (as inaccurate as they were they were something) there has been no east way to look this info up.
ReplyDeleteSo, do you mean if i have intel graphic hd 620 i can run any game which requires gforce 720...
ReplyDeleteYes, unless there's a driver issue with Intel HD Graphics. The good thing is that nowadays Intel graphics drivers are pretty stable, so it's very rare to have driver issues.
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