GeForce RTX 2070 vs Radeon HD 6520G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6520G with GeForce RTX 2070, including specs and performance data.

HD 6520G
2011
35 Watt
0.71

RTX 2070 outperforms HD 6520G by a whopping 5310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1199123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.30
Power efficiency1.5516.72
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameSumoTU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 December 2011 (13 years ago)17 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3202304
Core clock speed400 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1620 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400233.3
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPS7.465 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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.

HD 6520G 0.71
RTX 2070 38.41
+5310%

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.

HD 6520G 299
RTX 2070 16095
+5283%

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.

HD 6520G 492
RTX 2070 31260
+6254%

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.

HD 6520G 1678
RTX 2070 63155
+3664%

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:

900p8
−4900%
400−450
+4900%
Full HD6
−2033%
128
+2033%
1440p1−2
−8600%
87
+8600%
4K1−2
−6100%
62
+6100%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.90
1440pno data5.74
4Kno data8.05

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11300%
114
+11300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2740%
142
+2740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2538%
211
+2538%
Valorant 27−30
−790%
258
+790%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−1290%
270−280
+1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%
Dota 2 12−14
−962%
138
+962%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−10900%
110
+10900%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2600%
135
+2600%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−7700%
78
+7700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2425%
202
+2425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2533%
158
+2533%
Valorant 27−30
−755%
248
+755%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%
Dota 2 12−14
−900%
130
+900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−10300%
104
+10300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2100%
110
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1738%
147
+1738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1350%
87
+1350%
Valorant 27−30
−534%
184
+534%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−4750%
95−100
+4750%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−8900%
270−280
+8900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−4550%
93
+4550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−10800%
109
+10800%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−473%
86
+473%
Valorant 4−5
−5675%
231
+5675%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2950%
61
+2950%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−2550%
53
+2550%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Sons of the Forest 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Sons of the Forest 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Fortnite 162
+0%
162
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 127
+0%
127
+0%
Sons of the Forest 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Sons of the Forest 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 156
+0%
156
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
Valorant 243
+0%
243
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Sons of the Forest 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 116
+0%
116
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 63
+0%
63
+0%
Sons of the Forest 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how HD 6520G and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is 4900% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2070 is 2033% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 is 8600% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 is 6100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 is 11300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is ahead in 31 tests (48%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 38.41
Recency 7 December 2011 17 October 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 175 Watt

HD 6520G has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 5309.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6520G is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 is a desktop one.

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