GeForce GTS 150M vs HD Graphics 520

Place in the ranking	865	1033
Place by popularity	36	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	N10E-GE1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 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	24	64
CUDA cores	no data	64
Core clock speed	300 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	12.80
Floating-point processing power	0.4032 gflops	0.128 gflops
Gigaflops	no data	192

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	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	-	2-way
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	Up to 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	51 GB/s
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 outputs	DisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGA
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Power management	no data	8.0
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
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.

HD Graphics 520 2.15
+64.1%

GTS 150M 1.31

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.

HD Graphics 520 831
+64.9%

GTS 150M 504

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	20 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Full HD	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +9.1%	30−35 −9.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +9.1%	30−35 −9.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +9.1%	30−35 −9.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

This is how HD Graphics 520 and GTS 150M compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 520 is 67% faster in 900p
HD Graphics 520 is 83% faster in 1080p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 520 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 520 is ahead in 43 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.15	1.31
Recency	1 September 2015	2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

HD Graphics 520 has a 64.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.

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