HD Graphics 520 vs FirePro M6100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 with HD Graphics 520, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M6100
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.69
+165%

M6100 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking597862
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Power efficiencyno data10.00
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameEmeraldSkylake GT2
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores896192
Core clock speed1100 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6021.60
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs163
TMUs5624

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.5 (6.0)6.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.2.170+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M6100 5.69
+165%
HD Graphics 520 2.15

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M6100 2194
+164%
HD Graphics 520 831

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M6100 5369
+315%
HD Graphics 520 1294

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FirePro M6100 19876
+247%
HD Graphics 520 5722

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

FirePro M6100 3837
+378%
HD Graphics 520 804

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

FirePro M6100 25342
+278%
HD Graphics 520 6701

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p50−55
+150%
20
−150%
Full HD49
+390%
10
−390%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+33.3%
35−40
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+46.2%
13
−46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+33.3%
35−40
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+33.3%
35−40
−33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

This is how FirePro M6100 and HD Graphics 520 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro M6100 is 150% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M6100 is 390% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M6100 is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, FirePro M6100 surpassed HD Graphics 520 in all 54 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.69 2.15
Recency 27 May 2014 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

FirePro M6100 has a 164.7% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro M6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M6100 is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 520 is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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