Radeon Pro V520 vs HD Graphics
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics with Radeon Pro V520, including specs and performance data.
Pro V520 outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 3967% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1231 | 219 |
| Place by popularity | 42 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 10.03 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Navi 12 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (14 years ago) | 1 December 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.300 | 230.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1008 TFLOPS | 7.373 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 64 |
| TMUs | 6 | 144 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 type | System Shared | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.2 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.73 | 29.69 |
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 1 December 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 225 Watt |
HD Graphics has 543% lower power consumption.
Pro V520, on the other hand, has a 3967% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 214% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro V520 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro V520 is a workstation one.
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