HD Graphics 400 vs GeForce GT 520M

Place in performance ranking	1125	1041
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	N12P-GP/LV	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2011 (13 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	no data
Current price	$237 (4x MSRP)	$710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 520M and HD Graphics 400 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	96
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	740 / 600 MHz	320 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	640 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	6 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.9 billion/sec	7.680
Floating-point performance	129.02 gflops	134.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 520M and HD Graphics 400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Width	no data	IGP
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	DDR3L
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80
CUDA	+	no data

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 −42.9%	10−12 +42.9%
Full HD	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
1200p	7 −42.9%	10−12 +42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−50%

3−4
+50%

This is how GT 520M and HD Graphics 400 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 400 is 43% faster in 900p
HD Graphics 400 is 45% faster in 1080p
HD Graphics 400 is 43% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	1.12
Recency	5 January 2011	1 April 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	6 Watt