HD Graphics 515 vs Quadro K4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 515 and Quadro K4000M, 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 K4000M, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 515 and Quadro K4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 515 and Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Quadro K4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K4000M has 566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Quadro K4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • HD Graphics 515 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Quadro K4000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K4000M is 300 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000M - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 10−11 21−24
medium / 1080p 2−3 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Quadro K4000M
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Kepler
Code name Skylake GT2 N14E-Q3
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 September 2015 1 June 2012
Pipelines 24 960
Core clock speed 300 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.80 48.08
Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.6 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 37 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Quick Sync +
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