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    HD Graphics 515 vs Radeon HD 7950

    In this comparison between HD Graphics 515 and Radeon HD 7950 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people HD Graphics 515 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    HD Graphics 515 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: HD Graphics 515 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 515 here:

    HD Graphics 515 Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Radeon HD 7950
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7950 has 1233% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 515.
    • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • HD Graphics 515 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7950 - in Desktops.
    • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
    • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 10−11 60−65
    medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Radeon HD 7950
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 1.0
    Code name Skylake GT2 Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 September 2015 31 January 2012
    Pipelines 24 1792
    Core clock speed 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.80 89.60
    Floating-point performance 2,867 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.97
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    PowerTune +
    ZeroCore +
    Design reference
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    CrossFire +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
    Quick Sync +
    Compute units 28
    AppAcceleration +
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