Radeon HD 6520G vs HD Graphics 630

Place in the ranking	759	1151
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.21	1.53
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT2	Sumo
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 January 2017 (7 years ago)	7 December 2011 (13 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	192	320
Core clock speed	350 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.00	6.400
Floating-point processing power	0.384 TFLOPS	0.256 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	8
TMUs	24	16

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

Ring Bus

IGP

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/LPDDR4	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	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

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

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	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/A

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 630 3.11
+299%

HD 6520G 0.78

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 630 1197
+300%

HD 6520G 299

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 630 1729
+251%

HD 6520G 492

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 630 7685
+358%

HD 6520G 1678

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	30−35 +275%	8 −275%
Full HD	15 +150%	6 −150%
1440p	64 +300%	16−18 −300%
4K	19 +375%	4−5 −375%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +300%	5−6 −300%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +25.8%	30−35 −25.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Metro Exodus	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +25.8%	30−35 −25.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +25.8%	30−35 −25.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how HD Graphics 630 and HD 6520G compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 630 is 275% faster in 900p
HD Graphics 630 is 150% faster in 1080p
HD Graphics 630 is 300% faster in 1440p
HD Graphics 630 is 375% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 630 is 850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 630 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.11	0.78
Recency	1 January 2017	7 December 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

HD Graphics 630 has a 298.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G in performance tests.

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