ION vs Radeon HD 6520G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6520G and ION, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6520G outperforms ION by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1240 | 1424 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.59 | 1.04 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Sumo | C79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 December 2011 (14 years ago) | 18 June 2008 (18 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
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 | IGP | PCI |
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 | System Shared | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 8
+167%
| 3−4
−167%
|
| Full HD | 6
+200%
| 2−3
−200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Palworld | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Palworld | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Palworld | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Palworld | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6520G and ION compete in popular games:
- HD 6520G is 167% faster in 900p
- HD 6520G is 200% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 7 December 2011 | 18 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
HD 6520G has a 167% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 103% more advanced lithography process.
ION, on the other hand, has 75% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 6520G is our recommended choice as it beats the ION in performance tests.
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