GeForce GT 520 vs HD Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics and GeForce GT 520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics
2012
35 Watt
0.77

GT 520 outperforms HD Graphics by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11491140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency1.531.95
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores4848
Core clock speed650 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate6.3006.480
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs14
TMUs68

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).

Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.04.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.80N/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 0.77
GT 520 0.81
+5.2%

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 298
GT 520 311
+4.4%

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 300
GT 520 380
+26.7%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.81
Recency 1 April 2012 13 April 2011
Chip lithography 22 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 29 Watt

HD Graphics has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has a 5.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 20.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between HD Graphics and GeForce GT 520.


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