HD Graphics 530 vs HD Graphics 5300

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 530 and HD Graphics 5300, 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 HD Graphics 5300, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 530 and HD Graphics 5300 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 530 and HD Graphics 5300 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 530 or HD Graphics 5300 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 5300
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x1
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 15 Watt.
  • HD Graphics 530 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and HD Graphics 5300 uses PCIe 2.0 x1 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 530 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and HD Graphics 5300 - with Gen. 8 Broadwell.
  • Core clock speed of HD Graphics 530 is 250 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5300.
  • HD Graphics 530 and HD Graphics 5300 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 0−1
medium / 1080p 4−5 0−1

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 530 HD Graphics 5300
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Gen. 8 Broadwell
Code name Skylake GT2 Broadwell GT2
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 August 2015 5 September 2014
Pipelines 24 24
Core clock speed 350 MHz 100 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 21.60
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Shared memory + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.1.80
Quick Sync + +
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