NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 vs AMD Radeon HD 6520G

#ad
Buy
VS

Combined performance score

HD 6520G
0.77

Quadro RTX 8000 outperforms Radeon HD 6520G by 6361% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking110953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.019.49
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameLlanoTU102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date15 June 2011 (12 years old)13 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,999
Current price$338 $3230 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 8000 has 94800% better value for money than HD 6520G.

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 cores3204608
Core clock speed400 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors1000 Million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400509.8

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6520G and Quadro RTX 8000 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.

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared48 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data672.0 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 outputs4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 0.77
RTX 8000 49.75
+6361%

Quadro RTX 8000 outperforms Radeon HD 6520G by 6361% 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%

HD 6520G 299
RTX 8000 19286
+6350%

Quadro RTX 8000 outperforms Radeon HD 6520G by 6350% 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:

900p8
−6150%
500−550
+6150%
Full HD6
−5733%
350−400
+5733%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−6150%
500−550
+6150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−5733%
350−400
+5733%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−6150%
500−550
+6150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−5733%
350−400
+5733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Hitman 3 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−6150%
500−550
+6150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−6150%
250−260
+6150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Hitman 3 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−6150%
500−550
+6150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
−6233%
190−200
+6233%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−5900%
300−310
+5900%

This is how HD 6520G and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • RTX 8000 is 6150% faster than HD 6520G

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 8000 is 5733% faster than HD 6520G

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.77 49.75
Recency 15 June 2011 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 48 GB
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 260 Watt

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6520G is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation one.


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

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon HD 6520G
Radeon HD 6520G
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000
Quadro RTX 8000

Similar GPU comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see the user rating of the graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.4 121 vote

Rate AMD Radeon HD 6520G on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.6 438 votes

Rate NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.