Radeon HD 6520G vs GeForce GTX 950A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 6520G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 950A
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
6.19
+772%

GTX 950A outperforms HD 6520G by a whopping 772% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6051201
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.291.55
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM107Sumo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (10 years ago)7 December 2011 (13 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 cores640320
Core clock speed993 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate44.966.400
Floating-point processing power1.439 TFLOPS0.256 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1001 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32.03 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.0-

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.

GTX 950A 6.19
+772%
HD 6520G 0.71

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.

GTX 950A 2593
+767%
HD 6520G 299

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:

900p65−70
+713%
8
−713%
Full HD50−55
+733%
6
−733%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GTX 950A and HD 6520G compete in popular games:

  • GTX 950A is 713% faster in 900p
  • GTX 950A is 733% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 31 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.19 0.71
Recency 13 March 2015 7 December 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 950A has a 771.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6520G, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 950A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G in performance tests.

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