HD Graphics 520 vs Radeon Pro WX 4150

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 4150 with HD Graphics 520, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 4150
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.86
+218%

Pro WX 4150 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking560864
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Power efficiency9.409.87
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameBaffinSkylake GT2
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date1 March 2017 (7 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 cores896192
Core clock speed1002 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1053 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate58.9721.60
Floating-point processing power1.887 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs163
TMUs5624

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.131+

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.

Pro WX 4150 6.86
+218%
HD Graphics 520 2.16

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.

Pro WX 4150 2641
+218%
HD Graphics 520 831

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:

900p60−65
+200%
20
−200%
Full HD30−35
+200%
10
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+200%
5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+47.2%
35−40
−47.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+61.5%
13
−61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+47.2%
35−40
−47.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+400%
9−10
−400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+47.2%
35−40
−47.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

This is how Pro WX 4150 and HD Graphics 520 compete in popular games:

  • Pro WX 4150 is 200% faster in 900p
  • Pro WX 4150 is 200% 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 Pro WX 4150 is 850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro WX 4150 surpassed HD Graphics 520 in all 54 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 2.16
Recency 1 March 2017 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

Pro WX 4150 has a 217.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

HD Graphics 520, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 4150 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4150 is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 520 is a mobile workstation one.


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