Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs HD Graphics 520

Place in performance ranking	865	607
Place by popularity	35	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	24	64
Core clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	no data
Floating-point performance	0.4032 gflops	no data

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).

Interface

PCIe 3.0 x1

no 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 type	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 5.43
+153%

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.

HD Graphics 520 5722

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 14442
+152%

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.

HD Graphics 520 1294

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 4187
+224%

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.

HD Graphics 520 804

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 2743
+241%

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.

HD Graphics 520 6701

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16713
+149%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 520 73656

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 145594
+97.7%

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:

Full HD

−50%

18
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−80%

9−10
+80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −114%	14−16 +114%
Battlefield 5	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Far Cry 5	5 −140%	12 +140%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −300%	35−40 +300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Metro Exodus	0−1	18
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −140%	12 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −52.8%	55 +52.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −114%	14−16 +114%
Battlefield 5	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	11 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +50%	4 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −300%	35−40 +300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Metro Exodus	0−1	14
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −80%	9 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −46.2%	18−20 +46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −41.7%	51 +41.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −114%	14−16 +114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −300%	35−40 +300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +63.6%	11 −63.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −50%	15 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +44.4%	9 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −33.3%	45−50 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−200%

14−16
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−100%

10−11
+100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	4−5
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−100%

6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 520 and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 50% faster in 1080p

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 520 is 64% faster.
in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 520 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is ahead in 51 test (78%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.15	5.43
Recency	1 September 2015	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	12 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has a 152.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.

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