HD Graphics 515 vs Quadro 4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 515 and Quadro 4000M, 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 4000M, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 515 and Quadro 4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 515 and Quadro 4000M 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 Quadro 4000M here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Quadro 4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 4000M has 566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Quadro 4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • HD Graphics 515 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Quadro 4000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 4000M is 175 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 14−16
medium / 1080p 2−3 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Quadro 4000M
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Fermi
Code name Skylake GT2 Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 September 2015 22 February 2011
Pipelines 24 336
Core clock speed 300 MHz 475 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 22.80 26.60
Floating-point performance 638.4 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 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 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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