It does not surprise me that a Broadwell CoreM can have faster graphics than a Haswell Core i5.  There was significantly more die area allotted to graphics in the Broadwell generation.  It&#x27;s also my understanding that significant effort was spent improving performance&#x2F;watt in low-power scenarios (sorry, don&#x27;t have a source for this; I heard it at work).<p>Take a look at the difference in Die area:<p>Haswell: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.anandtech.com&#x2F;doci&#x2F;7003&#x2F;Screen%20Shot%202013-05-31%20at%207.59.16%20PM.png" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.anandtech.com&#x2F;doci&#x2F;7003&#x2F;Screen%20Shot%202013-0...</a><p>Broadwell CoreM: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.extremetech.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;intel-core-m-broadwell-y-die-diagram-map.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.extremetech.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;intel-...</a>