HD Graphics 520 vs Radeon RX 560 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560 Mobile and HD Graphics 520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 560 Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
11.15
+419%

RX 560 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics 520 by a whopping 419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking429875
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.67no data
Power efficiency13.999.89
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameBaffinSkylake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2017 (8 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data

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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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 cores896192
Core clock speed1175 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1275 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million189 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate58.9721.60
Floating-point processing power1.887 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs163
TMUs5624

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)Ring Bus

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 typeGDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.131+

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.

RX 560 Mobile 11.15
+419%
HD Graphics 520 2.15

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.

RX 560 Mobile 8329
+544%
HD Graphics 520 1294

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 560 Mobile 5738
+614%
HD Graphics 520 804

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 560 Mobile 36528
+445%
HD Graphics 520 6701

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:

900p100−110
+400%
20
−400%
Full HD43
+291%
11
−291%
4K36
+500%
6−7
−500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.33no data
4K2.78no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+820%
5−6
−820%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Far Cry 5 35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Fortnite 87
+1143%
7
−1143%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+345%
10−12
−345%
Valorant 95−100
+143%
40−45
−143%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+420%
5−6
−420%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+820%
5−6
−820%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+417%
30
−417%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Dota 2 70−75
+185%
26
−185%
Far Cry 5 30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Fortnite 63
+600%
9−10
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+1233%
3
−1233%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45
+309%
10−12
−309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+775%
4
−775%
Valorant 95−100
+143%
40−45
−143%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+820%
5−6
−820%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
Dota 2 70−75
+236%
22
−236%
Far Cry 5 27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+350%
10−11
−350%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 13
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Valorant 95−100
+143%
40−45
−143%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50
+456%
9−10
−456%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Metro Exodus 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
Valorant 110−120
+625%
16−18
−625%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Valorant 55−60
+460%
10−11
−460%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+850%
4−5
−850%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and HD Graphics 520 compete in popular games:

  • RX 560 Mobile is 400% faster in 900p
  • RX 560 Mobile is 291% faster in 1080p
  • RX 560 Mobile is 500% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 560 Mobile is 1800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 560 Mobile surpassed HD Graphics 520 in all 56 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.15 2.15
Recency 5 January 2017 1 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

RX 560 Mobile has a 418.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

HD Graphics 520, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 520 in performance tests.

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