Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
VS
AMD Radeon 540X
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
VS
AMD Radeon 540X

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

779
Place in performance rating
558
Gen. 7.5 Haswell
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Haswell GT1
Code name
Lexa
Laptop
Type
Laptop
1 October 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
12 August 2019 (2 years ago)
$273
Price now
$421
0.11
Value for money
3.25
Haswell GT1
GPU code name
Lexa
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

10
Pipelines
512
200 MHz
Core clock speed
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1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1046 MHz
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Transistor count
2,200 million
22 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
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Texture fill rate
33.47
10
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
1000 MHz
Boost clock speed
1219 MHz
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Number of transistors
2,200 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
50 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X.

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Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
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Supplementary power connectors
None

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 (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X can be seen in this section.

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Memory type
GDDR5
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Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
64/128 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
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Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
DirectX
12 (12_0)
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
+

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) and AMD Radeon 540X 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 (Haswell) or AMD Radeon 540X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
AMD Radeon 540X
Death Stranding (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
AMD Radeon 540X
F1 2020 (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
AMD Radeon 540X
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
AMD Radeon 540X
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
AMD Radeon 540X 41.1
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 (Haswell)

Cheaper ($273 vs $421)

Advantages of AMD Radeon 540X

5.26% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (512 vs 10)

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 22 nm)

So, Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) or AMD Radeon 540X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon 540X .

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) versus AMD Radeon 540X performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel HD Graphics (Haswell)
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Radeon 540X