HD Graphics 520 vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	757	857
Place by popularity	not in top-100	38
Power efficiency	1.46	10.24
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	Skylake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 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 cores	224	192
Core clock speed	500 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Number of transistors	3016 Million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	21.60
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	3
TMUs	no data	24

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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR3	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
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 Connectors

no data

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	+
CUDA	+	-

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.

9800M GTX SLI 3.07
+42.8%

HD Graphics 520 2.15

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.

9800M GTX SLI 8193
+43.2%

HD Graphics 520 5722

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:

900p	27−30 +35%	20 −35%
Full HD	14−16 +40%	10 −40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +8.3%	35−40 −8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +7.7%	13 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +8.3%	35−40 −8.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +8.3%	35−40 −8.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+60%

5−6

−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

This is how 9800M GTX SLI and HD Graphics 520 compete in popular games:

9800M GTX SLI is 35% faster in 900p
9800M GTX SLI is 40% 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 9800M GTX SLI is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9800M GTX SLI is ahead in 50 tests (93%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.07	2.15
Recency	15 July 2008	1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has a 42.8% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook card while HD Graphics 520 is a desktop one.

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