Intel’s HD Graphics 500 is found in the low-end Apollo Lake chips and it’s based on the company’s Gen9 architecture, which is also found in Skylake and Kaby Lake processors. The GPU offers 12 EUs (Execution Units) clocked at up to 700 MHz, although the base frequency is 300 MHz. Since the GPU doesn’t rely on dedicated memory, it uses the available one installed on the system using a dual-channel 64-bit controller – DDR3L/LPDDR3-1866/LPDDR4-2400. Other notable features include the support for DirectX 12 API.
The low power consumption (6W TDP) of the whole SoC, for example, the Celeron N3350 or N3450, makes it a good fit for low-end systems with a thin-and-light design. The TDP can be altered and reduced to 4W, which will also affect performance.
The benchmark results are from Notebookcheck.
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Laptops with Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake)
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Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake) - benchmark tests
Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake) vs competitors:
| # | GPU | 3DM Fire Strike (G) | Performance Difference | In laptops starting at... | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313. | Intel HD Graphics 505 (Apollo Lake) | 355 |  3% | $219.00 | - |
| 314. | Intel HD Graphics (Haswell) | 345 | 4% | N/A | - |
| 315. | Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake) | 332 |  1% | $168.00 | - |
| 316. | AMD Radeon HD 8280 | 329 | 1% | N/A | - |
| 317. | Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) | 326 | 7% | $279.00 | - |
| 318. | AMD Radeon HD 8240 | 306 | - | N/A | - |
Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake) - gaming tests
This integrated GPU can be found in these CPUs:
| # | CPU | Cores/ Threads | Base clock | Turbo clock | Performance score | In laptops starting at... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Intel Celeron N3450 | 4 / 4 | 1.10 GHz | 2.20 GHz | 0.00/10 | $299.99 |
| 2. | Intel Celeron N3350 | 2 / 2 | 1.10 GHz | 2.40 GHz | 0.00/10 | $168.00 |
| 3. | Intel Celeron N3350E | 2 / 2 | 1.10 GHz | 2.40 GHz | Check Price |
We’ve tested Intel HD Graphics 500 (Apollo Lake) on…
| # | Laptop series | 3DMark Fire Strike (G) | Unigine Heaven 3.0 | Unigine Heaven 4.0 | Unigine Superposition | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e (4th Gen) | 317.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | N/A |
| 2. | Lenovo IdeaPad 120S (11") | 346.00 | 105.00 | 74.00 | 0.00 | N/A |