Radeon HD 2600 PRO vs HD Graphics 520

Place in performance ranking	824	1180
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Architecture	Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	RV630
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	28 June 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$309	$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 520 and ATI HD 2600 PRO 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	24	120
Core clock speed	300 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	390 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	4.800
Floating-point performance	no data	144 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 520 and Radeon HD 2600 PRO 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 3.0 x1	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	16 GB/s
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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.1	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A

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.

HD Graphics 520 2.15
+291%

ATI HD 2600 PRO 0.55

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon HD 2600 PRO by 291% based on our aggregate 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%

HD Graphics 520 831
+294%

ATI HD 2600 PRO 211

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon HD 2600 PRO by 294% in Passmark.

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 +300%	5−6 −300%
Full HD	12 +300%	3−4 −300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

+260%

5−6
−260%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +260%	5 −260%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Hitman 3	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +257%	14−16 −257%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Hitman 3	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +250%	4 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +257%	14−16 −257%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +250%	10−11 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +257%	14−16 −257%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+260%

5−6
−260%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Hitman 3	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+260%

5−6
−260%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+233%

3−4
−233%

This is how HD Graphics 520 and ATI HD 2600 PRO compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 520 is 300% faster in 900p
HD Graphics 520 is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.15	0.55
Recency	1 September 2015	28 June 2007
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt