Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    HD Graphics 515 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M290X. 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 HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M290X. 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.
    HD Graphics 515 Check Price
    Radeon R9 M290X Check Price

    HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 HD Graphics 515 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    HD Graphics 515 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
      Check Price Check Price
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
    • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 550 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
    • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 10−11 30−35
    medium / 1080p 2−3 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
    Code name Skylake GT2 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 September 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 24 1280
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.80 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.97
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Quick Sync +
    Compute units 20
      Check Price Check Price

    Similar compares