HD Graphics (Braswell) and HD Graphics (Skylake) - video card comparison

HD Graphics (Braswell)

HD Graphics (Skylake)

Architecture

Gen. 8 (2015−2016)

Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)

GPU code name

Braswell

Skylake GT1

Market segment

Laptop

Laptop

Release date

April 2015

September 2015

Boost clock speed

700 MHz

800 MHz

Core clock speed

320 MHz

300 MHz

Manufacturing process technology

14 nm

14 nm

Pipelines / CUDA cores

16

12

Memory type

-

DDR3L/LPDDR3

Memory bus width

64/128 Bit

64/128 Bit

Shared memory

+

+

DirectX

11.2

12_1

Quick Sync

-

+