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    GeForce GTX 860M vs HD Graphics 515

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M and HD Graphics 515. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 860M and HD Graphics 515. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 860M and HD Graphics 515 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M or HD Graphics 515 here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops
    HD Graphics 515 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M HD Graphics 515
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x1
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 860M has 400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and HD Graphics 515 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and HD Graphics 515 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 497 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 515 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 10−11
    medium / 1080p 21−24 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M HD Graphics 515
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name N15P-GX Skylake GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 640 24
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 22.80
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.97
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Quick Sync +
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