AMD Radeon R5 M230 or Intel HD Graphics 5500

[luizeba]

My Girlfriend wants to purchase a budget notebook to study and to play low-end games with me (MOBAs and old MMOs), and I've found two options. Both have a Intel i5-5200U and 4GB RAM (and I think about upgrading it to 2x4GB if needed). The only difference is that one has a dedicated R5 M230 and the other one uses a integrated Intel HD 5500.

So which one is better for gaming? AMD Radeon R5 M230 or Intel HD Graphics 5500?

I'm kinda confused regarding benchmarks:

1) On Videocardbenchmark.net, the Intel has a better G3D Mark: =2908&cmp[]=3025]http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2908&cmp[]=3025

2) On FutureMark.com, the M230 has a better 3DMark than Intel: http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/Intel+HD+Graphics+5500/review# and http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+R5+M230/review

3) On UserBenchmark.com, Intel has again a better performance than the M230: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Radeon-R5-vs-Intel-HD-5500-Mobile-095-GHz/m12264vsm16570

Thanks!

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

If you're going to compare the 2 GPU's I would go for a laptop that has a dedicated GPU. A built in GPU will depend on the RAM that is installed in the laptop, it's sharing the RAM in short. The AMD GPU is an entry level GPU that is good for some games but you may not be able to play the latest games in High settings, I would say you'll be able to play them from Low - Medium.

 

[luizeba]

The AMD GPU is an entry level GPU that is good for some games but you may not be able to play the latest games in High settings, I would say you'll be able to play them from Low - Medium.

Hi friend;

Yeah, it's obvious that a budget notebook isn't meant to run latest games 😛 As I said, the idea is her just be able to play some low-end games with me. We're mainly thinking about MOBAs (League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm) and maybe some oldschool MMO like Maple Story.