Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce GT 520M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 520M and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 2175% 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 | 1208 | 364 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.30 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Xe LPG (2023) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | Meteor Lake iGPU |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 48 | 7 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12_2 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/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.
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.
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.
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 | 7
−2043%
| 150−160
+2043%
|
| Full HD | 12
−183%
| 34
+183%
|
| 1200p | 7
−2043%
| 150−160
+2043%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.00 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3100%
|
32
+3100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2600%
|
27
+2600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 38 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−625%
|
55−60
+625%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−354%
|
120−130
+354%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−953%
|
200−210
+953%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2200%
|
23
+2200%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−2150%
|
270−280
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 34 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−3200%
|
30−35
+3200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−625%
|
55−60
+625%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−767%
|
52
+767%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−354%
|
120−130
+354%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
22
+2100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−2150%
|
270−280
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 35 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−625%
|
55−60
+625%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−267%
|
22
+267%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−2043%
|
600−650
+2043%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−3000%
|
30−35
+3000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−3767%
|
110−120
+3767%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2043%
|
150−160
+2043%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1850%
|
35−40
+1850%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3400%
|
35−40
+3400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−93.3%
|
27−30
+93.3%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−2075%
|
85−90
+2075%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how GT 520M and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:
- Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 2043% faster in 900p
- Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 183% faster in 1080p
- Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 2043% faster in 1200p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 3767% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc 7-Cores iGPU is ahead in 24 tests (43%)
- there's a draw in 32 tests (57%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 15.47 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 14 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 2175% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.
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