Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs HD Graphics 520
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 520 with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 520 by a whopping 1169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 871 | 209 |
| Place by popularity | 64 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.89 | 53.75 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT2 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 26 February 2024 (less than a year 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 cores | 192 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+ | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3456 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
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.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
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. 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.
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.
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.
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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 | 20
−1150%
| 250−260
+1150%
|
| Full HD | 10
−1100%
| 120−130
+1100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−1082%
|
130−140
+1082%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−1082%
|
130−140
+1082%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−1150%
|
150−160
+1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−1122%
|
110−120
+1122%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−1082%
|
130−140
+1082%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Dota 2 | 11
−1082%
|
130−140
+1082%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−1167%
|
190−200
+1167%
|
| Fortnite | 10−12
−1082%
|
130−140
+1082%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−1150%
|
150−160
+1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−1138%
|
260−270
+1138%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
−1122%
|
110−120
+1122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
| World of Tanks | 30
−1067%
|
350−400
+1067%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−1082%
|
130−140
+1082%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Dota 2 | 22
−1127%
|
270−280
+1127%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−1167%
|
190−200
+1167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−1150%
|
150−160
+1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−1138%
|
260−270
+1138%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1131%
|
160−170
+1131%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| World of Tanks | 14−16
−1114%
|
170−180
+1114%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1100%
|
60−65
+1100%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
−1150%
|
100−105
+1150%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1150%
|
200−210
+1150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1167%
|
190−200
+1167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1150%
|
75−80
+1150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−1167%
|
190−200
+1167%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1150%
|
200−210
+1150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
This is how HD Graphics 520 and Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 1150% faster in 900p
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 1100% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.10 | 26.64 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 26 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
HD Graphics 520 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1168.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 520 is a notebook graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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