Intel HD Graphics 520 vs AMD Radeon R7 M360

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Combined performance score

R7 M360
1.46

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 47% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking939819
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Value for money0.020.17
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Gen. 9 Skylake (2015−2016)
GPU code nameMesoSkylake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 May 2015 (8 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$879 $309
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 520 has 750% better value for money than R7 M360.

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 cores38424
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed1125 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1125 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate27.0025.20
Floating-point performance864.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M360 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.

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x1

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 typeDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 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
Eyefinity1no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.1
Vulkan++
Mantle+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.

R7 M360 1.46
HD Graphics 520 2.14
+46.6%

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 47% 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%

R7 M360 567
HD Graphics 520 831
+46.6%

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 47% 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%

R7 M360 5544
HD Graphics 520 5722
+3.2%

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 3% 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%

R7 M360 2029
+56.9%
HD Graphics 520 1294

Radeon R7 M360 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 57% 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%

R7 M360 1146
+42.6%
HD Graphics 520 804

Radeon R7 M360 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 43% 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%

R7 M360 5746
HD Graphics 520 6701
+16.6%

HD Graphics 520 outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 17% 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%

R7 M360 82837
+12.5%
HD Graphics 520 73656

Radeon R7 M360 outperforms HD Graphics 520 by 12% 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:

900p12−14
−66.7%
20
+66.7%
Full HD12
+9.1%
11
−9.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+75%
4
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 0−1 3−4
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how R7 M360 and HD Graphics 520 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD Graphics 520 is 66.7% faster than R7 M360

1080p resolution:

  • R7 M360 is 9.1% faster than HD Graphics 520

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M360 is 75% faster than the HD Graphics 520.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 520 is 300% faster than the R7 M360.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M360 is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • HD Graphics 520 is ahead in 23 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (25%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.46 2.14
Recency 6 May 2015 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

The HD Graphics 520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M360 in performance tests.


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