HD Graphics 530 vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 7790, 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 530 stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 530 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 530 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 530 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 466% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 530 has 63 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • HD Graphics 530 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 530 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 650 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than HD Graphics 530.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 2.0
Code name Skylake GT2 Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 August 2015 22 March 2013
Pipelines 24 896
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 56.00
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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