HD Graphics 515 vs Quadro 6000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 515 and Quadro 6000, 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 HD Graphics 515 stacks up against Quadro 6000, 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

  HD Graphics 515 Quadro 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 6000 has 1260% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Quadro 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 515 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 6000 - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Quadro 6000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 6000 is 274 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro 6000 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 10−11 27−30
medium / 1080p 2−3 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 6000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Quadro 6000
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Fermi
Code name Skylake GT2 GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 September 2015 10 December 2010
Pipelines 24 448
Core clock speed 300 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 22.80 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.97 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 91 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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