GeForce RTX 5070 vs HD Graphics 520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 520 with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 520
2015
32 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4, 15 Watt
1.86

RTX 5070 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by a whopping 3335% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking88421
Place by popularity5564
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data71.49
Power efficiency9.8420.27
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameSkylake GT2GB205
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)4 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1926144
Core clock speed300 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2512 MHz
Number of transistors189 million31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate21.60482.3
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS30.87 TFLOPS
ROPs380
TMUs24192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount32 GB12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data672.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan+1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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.

HD Graphics 520 1.86
RTX 5070 63.89
+3335%

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.

HD Graphics 520 831
RTX 5070 28547
+3335%

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:

900p20
−3150%
650−700
+3150%
Full HD11
−1082%
130
+1082%
1440p2−3
−4600%
94
+4600%
4K1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.22
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data8.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−15950%
300−350
+15950%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4225%
170−180
+4225%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−3500%
180−190
+3500%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−15950%
300−350
+15950%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4225%
170−180
+4225%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8950%
180−190
+8950%
Fortnite 7
−4214%
300−350
+4214%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2640%
270−280
+2640%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−9750%
190−200
+9750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
170−180
+1509%
Valorant 35−40
−915%
350−400
+915%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−4100%
210−220
+4100%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−3500%
180−190
+3500%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−15950%
300−350
+15950%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30
−827%
270−280
+827%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4225%
170−180
+4225%
Dota 2 26
−3169%
850−900
+3169%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8950%
180−190
+8950%
Fortnite 9−10
−3256%
300−350
+3256%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2640%
270−280
+2640%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−9750%
190−200
+9750%
Grand Theft Auto V 3
−5567%
170−180
+5567%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−5700%
170−180
+5700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
170−180
+1509%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4
−7175%
290−300
+7175%
Valorant 35−40
−915%
350−400
+915%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−3500%
180−190
+3500%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4225%
170−180
+4225%
Dota 2 22
−3309%
750−800
+3309%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8950%
180−190
+8950%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−2640%
270−280
+2640%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−1509%
170−180
+1509%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−2914%
211
+2914%
Valorant 35−40
−915%
350−400
+915%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−3256%
300−350
+3256%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−10550%
210−220
+10550%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−3586%
500−550
+3586%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 140−150
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−821%
170−180
+821%
Valorant 14−16
−3133%
450−500
+3133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−5367%
160−170
+5367%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4680%
230−240
+4680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5333%
163
+5333%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−3675%
150−160
+3675%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−6400%
65−70
+6400%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1007%
160−170
+1007%
Valorant 10−11
−3220%
300−350
+3220%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 45−50
Dota 2 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5450%
110−120
+5450%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 190−200
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 520 and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 3150% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5070 is 1082% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 4600% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 6500% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 5070 is 15950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is ahead in 50 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 63.89
Recency 1 September 2015 4 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt

HD Graphics 520 has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 3334.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 520 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.

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