HD Graphics 520 vs Radeon HD 8750A
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 857 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 43 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.93 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | Mars | Skylake GT2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 February 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (9 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 21.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4608 TFLOPS | 0.3456 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 3 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
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 | MXM-A (3.0) | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR3 | DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 February 2013 | 1 September 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
HD Graphics 520 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8750A and HD Graphics 520. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8750A is a notebook card while HD Graphics 520 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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