FirePro W4300 vs HD Graphics 515

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4300 and HD Graphics 515, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W4300 stacks up against HD Graphics 515, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 515 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 515 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with HD Graphics 515 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 HD Graphics 515
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4300 has 233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and HD Graphics 515 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and HD Graphics 515 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and HD Graphics 515 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 630 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 515 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 10−11
medium / 1080p 18−20 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 HD Graphics 515
Architecture GCN 2.0 Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name Bonaire Skylake GT2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 1 September 2015
Pipelines 768 24
Core clock speed 930 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 22.80
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.97
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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