HD Graphics 515 vs Radeon R9 M470

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M470, 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 Radeon R9 M470, check out specs charts below.

HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: HD Graphics 515 and Radeon R9 M470 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 Radeon R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • HD Graphics 515 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 700 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
  • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 10−11 24−27
medium / 1080p 2−3 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than HD Graphics 515.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 515 Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake GCN 2
Code name Skylake GT2 Saturn
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 September 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 24 768
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.80 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.97 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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