Intel HD Graphics 615
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Intel HD Graphics 615
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

751
Place in performance rating
274
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Value for money (0-100)
20.04
Gen. 9 Kaby Lake
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Kaby Lake GT2
Code name
Tahiti
Laptop
Type
Desktop
30 August 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
19 November 2012 (9 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$270
$548
Price now
$133 (0.5x MSRP)
0.69
Value for money
13.51
Kaby-Lake GT2
GPU code name
Tahiti
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

192
Pipelines
1536
300 MHz
Core clock speed
925 MHz
1050 MHz
Boost Clock
975 MHz
189 million
Transistor count
4,313 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
5 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
185 Watt
25.20
Texture fill rate
93.60
403.2 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,995 gflops
24
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1536
1050 MHz
Boost clock speed
975 MHz
189 million
Number of transistors
4,313 million
5 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
185 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT.

PCIe 3.0 x1
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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Length
267 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT can be seen in this section.

DDR3L/LPDDR3
Memory type
GDDR5
16 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
64/128 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
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Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
192.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT is the additional functionality.

+
Quick Sync
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (11_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.1.103
Vulkan
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6.4
Shader Model
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2.1
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel HD Graphics 615 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel HD Graphics 615 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel HD Graphics 615
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Death Stranding (2020) Intel HD Graphics 615
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
F1 2020 (2020) Intel HD Graphics 615
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel HD Graphics 615 17.8
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel HD Graphics 615
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of Intel HD Graphics 615

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (5 Watt vs 185 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (16 GB vs 2 GB)

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

17.36% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($133 (0.5x MSRP) vs $548)

More pipelines (1536 vs 192)

So, Intel HD Graphics 615 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT .

Intel HD Graphics 615 versus AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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