Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX110

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Combined performance score

GeForce MX110
3.73
+74.3%

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 74% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking665819
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Value for money0.940.17
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)
GPU code nameN16V-GMR1Skylake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 January 2018 (6 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$1057 $309
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX110 has 453% better value for money than HD Graphics 520.

Technical specs

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 cores25624
Core clock speed965 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate23.8325.20
Floating-point performance762.6 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce MX110 and HD Graphics 520 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GeForce MX110 3.73
+74.3%
HD Graphics 520 2.14

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 74% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce MX110 1447
+74.1%
HD Graphics 520 831

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 74% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX110 9124
+59.5%
HD Graphics 520 5722

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 59% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX110 2121
+64%
HD Graphics 520 1294

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 64% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce MX110 1714
+113%
HD Graphics 520 804

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 113% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce MX110 11266
+68.1%
HD Graphics 520 6701

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 68% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GeForce MX110 124036
+68.4%
HD Graphics 520 73656

GeForce MX110 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 68% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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:

900p30−35
+50%
20
−50%
Full HD18
+63.6%
11
−63.6%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Metro Exodus 2
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+125%
4
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1

This is how GeForce MX110 and HD Graphics 520 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GeForce MX110 is 50% faster than HD Graphics 520

1080p resolution:

  • GeForce MX110 is 63.6% faster than HD Graphics 520

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX110 is 900% faster than the HD Graphics 520.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 520 is 50% faster than the GeForce MX110.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX110 is ahead in 42 tests (88%)
  • HD Graphics 520 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (8%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.73 2.14
Recency 1 January 2018 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce MX110 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.


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