GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs HD Graphics 515

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile 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 GeForce GTX 1050 mobile stacks up against HD Graphics 515, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 515 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 515 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 1050 mobile or HD Graphics 515 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile HD Graphics 515
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and HD Graphics 515 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and HD Graphics 515 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 1054 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 515 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 10−11
medium / 1080p 27−30 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile HD Graphics 515
Architecture Pascal Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name GP107B Skylake GT2
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2017 1 September 2015
Pipelines 640 24
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 22.80
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - +
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.97
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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