Radeon HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics vs HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics

Place in performance ranking	985	1024
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 February 2012 (12 years ago)	8 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$90	$90

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	480	400
Core clock speed	400 / 700 MHz	593 / 700 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm

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 bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	- / 1800 MHz
Shared memory	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX

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 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 1.32
+10.9%

HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 1.19

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics outperforms HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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 Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.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%

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 1006
+3%

HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 977

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics outperforms HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics by 3% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 3384
+16.7%

HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics 2899

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics outperforms HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics by 17% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 4K resolution and the Epic Preset, the HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is 50% faster than the HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is ahead in 7 tests (18%)
there's a draw in 31 test (82%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score

1.32

1.19

The Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.