GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs HD Graphics 515

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 Ti 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

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti HD Graphics 515
Power consumption (TDP) 75 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 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and HD Graphics 515 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is used in Desktops, and HD Graphics 515 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is build with Pascal architecture, and HD Graphics 515 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 991 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 515 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 10−11
medium / 1080p 40−45 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti HD Graphics 515
Architecture Pascal Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name N17P-G1 Skylake GT2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 1 September 2015
Pipelines 768 24
Core clock speed 1291 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 66.82 22.80
Floating-point performance 2,138 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - +
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.97
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 326 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.01 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.62 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 156.48 Sol/s
Quick Sync +
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