HD Graphics 5300 vs Quadro CX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 5300 and Quadro CX, 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 5300 stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 5300 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 5300 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 5300 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 5300 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type System Shared GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro CX has 900% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5300.
  • HD Graphics 5300 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x1, and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 5300 is used in Laptops, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 5300 is build with Gen. 8 Broadwell architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 502 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5300.
  • HD Graphics 5300 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 0−1 10−12
medium / 1080p 0−1 2−3

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 5300 Quadro CX
Architecture Gen. 8 Broadwell Tesla 2.0
Code name Broadwell GT2 GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 5 September 2014 11 November 2008
Pipelines 24 192
Core clock speed 100 MHz 602 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,300 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60 38.53
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.4 3.3
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.80 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Quick Sync +
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