HD Graphics 530 vs Radeon HD 7870M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 7870M, 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 7870M, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 7870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7870M has 200% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 530 has 62 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 530 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870M is 450 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 4−5 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than HD Graphics 530.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN
Code name Skylake GT2 Heathrow XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 5 August 2015 24 April 2012
Pipelines 24 640
Core clock speed 350 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 32.00
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops 1,024 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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