HD Graphics 5000 vs Radeon R7 260X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 5000 and Radeon R7 260X, 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 5000 stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 5000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 5000 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 5000 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 5000 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type System Shared GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 283% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5000.
  • HD Graphics 5000 is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 5000 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 5000 is build with Gen. 7.5 Haswell architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • HD Graphics 5000 is manufactured by 22 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 10−11 30−35
medium / 1080p 2−3 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than HD Graphics 5000.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 5000 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Gen. 7.5 Haswell GCN 2.0
Code name Haswell GT3 Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 June 2013 8 October 2013
Pipelines 40 896
Core clock speed 200 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,300 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.00 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.80
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
Quick Sync +
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