Intel HD Graphics 520 videocard review

Intel HD Graphics 520

HD Graphics 520 videocard released by Intel; release date: 1 September 2015. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on Generation 9.0 microarchitecture codenamed Skylake GT2.

Core clock speed - 300 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1050 MHz. Pipelines - 24. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 189 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 15 Watt.

Memory type: DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4. Maximum RAM amount - 32 GB. Memory bus width - 64 / 128 Bit. Shared memory - 1.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38534
867
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1294
210
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345391
3992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
21.852 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
143.083 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
93.230 Frames/s
1.243 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
12.958 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4413.025 mHash/s
28.182 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
951 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
1462 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3337 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
951.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
1462.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3337.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
326
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 867
PassMark - G2D Mark 210
Geekbench - OpenCL 3992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 21.852 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 143.083 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 1.243 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 12.958 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 28.182 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 951 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1462 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3337 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 951.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1462.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3337.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768115.10
Medium, 1366x76876.90
High, 1366x76856.40

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72018.80
Medium, 1920x108012.60

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Low, 1280x72010.30
Medium, 1920x10805.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x7207.00

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x72025.80
Medium, 1920x10807.10

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72014.60
Medium, 1920x10804.90

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.80
Medium, 1920x10806.20

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.90
Medium, 1920x108014.20

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x7208.00
Medium, 1920x10805.00

Destiny 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.70

ELEX (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.10
Medium, 1920x10805.20

The Evil Within 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x7209.00
Medium, 1920x10804.60

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x72015.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Low, 1280x72010.00

F1 2017 (2017)

Low, 1280x72023.00

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Low, 1280x72012.40

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72051.00
Medium, 1366x76848.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Low, 1280x72033.70

Rocket League (2017)

Low, 1280x72048.50

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x72020.00

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x7206.60
Medium, 1920x10802.90

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x72017.40
Medium, 1920x10807.40

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Low, 1280x72023.20

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x7205.60
Medium, 1366x7683.10

Titanfall 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72033.10
Medium, 1366x76823.90
High, 1920x10808.50

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72068.30
Medium, 1366x76845.95
High, 1920x108020.35
Ultra, 1920x108012.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Low, 1024x76827.90
Medium, 1366x76810.00

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Low, 1280x72030.10
Medium, 1366x76815.70
High, 1920x10807.30
Ultra, 1920x10806.50

Mafia 3 (2016)

Low, 1280x7207.90
Medium, 1366x7686.10

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

Low, 1280x72012.90
Medium, 1366x7687.40

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x72027.40
Medium, 1366x76813.70

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72034.60
Medium, 1366x76824.90
High, 1920x108015.25

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x72021.30
Medium, 1366x76817.30
High, 1920x10809.90

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x72015.95
Medium, 1366x76813.65

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x72020.45
Medium, 1366x76811.40
High, 1920x10805.00
Ultra, 1920x10803.70

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x72015.00
Medium, 1920x10807.00
High, 1920x10806.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x72016.20
Medium, 1920x10805.60
High, 1920x10802.90

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76815.00
Medium, 1366x7689.60
High, 1920x10805.30
Ultra, 1920x10809.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x76831.95
Medium, 1366x76819.70
High, 1920x108011.60
Ultra, 1920x10809.10

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Low, 1024x76827.95
Medium, 1366x76815.55

Fallout 4 (2015)

Low, 1280x72013.60
Medium, 1366x7689.10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76819.60
Medium, 1366x76810.85

Anno 2205 (2015)

Low, 1024x76820.20
Medium, 1366x76810.75
High, 1920x10806.40

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76870.10
Medium, 1366x76845.70
High, 1920x108022.00

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Medium, 1366x76848.30
High, 1920x108025.80
Ultra, 1920x108022.40

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76811.85
Medium, 1366x7686.90
High, 1920x10803.80

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76872.25
Medium, 1366x76820.55
High, 1920x108012.50
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76834.50
Medium, 1366x76828.30
High, 1920x10806.95

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76822.90
Medium, 1366x76815.30
High, 1920x10804.50
Ultra, 1920x10802.10

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76839.25
Medium, 1366x76824.10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72029.30
Medium, 1344x75618.60
High, 1920x10809.85

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768164.80
Medium, 1366x76846.70
High, 1920x108021.80
Ultra, 1920x108013.45

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76824.30
Medium, 1366x76814.20
High, 1366x76811.70

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76833.40
Medium, 1366x76824.80
High, 1366x76815.95
Ultra, 1920x10805.00

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76843.55
Medium, 1366x76832.05
High, 1366x76827.20
Ultra, 1920x10804.70

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76823.85
Medium, 1366x76819.65
High, 1366x76812.90
Ultra, 1920x10806.35

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72043.85
Medium, 1366x76824.60
High, 1366x76820.10
Ultra, 1920x10806.40

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768171.90
Medium, 1366x76858.00
High, 1366x76833.30
Ultra, 1920x108017.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76867.90
Medium, 1366x76834.60
High, 1366x76822.85
Ultra, 1920x108010.75

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76821.00
Medium, 1366x76815.00
High, 1366x76811.10

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76881.20
Medium, 1366x76852.85
High, 1366x76843.30
Ultra, 1920x108025.75

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72036.30
Medium, 1366x76820.10
High, 1366x76812.30
Ultra, 1920x10806.10

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76855.40
High, 1366x76832.70
Ultra, 1920x108013.20

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Medium, 1360x76849.00
High, 1360x76832.00
Ultra, 1920x108021.00

Metro 2033 (2010)

Medium, 1360x76831.33
High, 1600x90019.67
Ultra, 1920x10809.67

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x60094.00
Medium, 1024x76894.00
High, 1280x102425.20
Ultra, 1920x108011.60

Processors with Intel HD Graphics 520

CPU Type Codename Release date Cores count Max frequency
Intel Core i7-6600U Mobile Skylake 1 September 2015 2 3.40 GHz
Intel Core i7-6500U Mobile Skylake 1 September 2015 2 3.10 GHz
Intel Core i5-6300U Mobile Skylake 1 September 2015 2 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i5-6200U Mobile Skylake 1 September 2015 2 2.80 GHz
Intel Core i3-6100U Mobile Skylake 1 September 2015 2 2.3 GHz
Intel Core i3-6006U Mobile Skylake 11 November 2016 2 2 GHz

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0
Code name Skylake GT2
Launch date 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 1394
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory 1

Technologies

Quick Sync