Intel HD Graphics 520 vs AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 520

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 548
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 194
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 13.569
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 1.009
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1462 vs 1284
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 2264
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1462 vs 1284
  • Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 2264
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 1 November 2013
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 780 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 vs 548
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 vs 194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 vs 13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243 vs 1.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 vs 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 vs 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 vs 2264

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

  • 2.4x more core clock speed: 730 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 13.3x more pipelines: 320 vs 24
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4936 vs 3993
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 162.886 vs 143.083
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.668 vs 12.958
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.819 vs 28.182
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1119 vs 951
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1119 vs 951
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 730 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 320 vs 24
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 4936 vs 3993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 162.886 vs 143.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.668 vs 12.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.819 vs 28.182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1119 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1119 vs 951

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
864
548
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
209
194
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3993
4936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.852
13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
143.083
162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.243
1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.958
19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.182
77.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2264
Name Intel HD Graphics 520 AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 548
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 194
Geekbench - OpenCL 3993 4936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 13.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 143.083 162.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243 1.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.958 19.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 28.182 77.819
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 951 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 2264
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951 1119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 1284
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 2264
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 520 AMD Radeon R5 240 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Skylake GT2 Oland
Launch date 1 September 2015 1 November 2013
Place in performance rating 1381 1406
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 780 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 730 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 320
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,040 million
Floating-point performance 499.2 gflops
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 2 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 DDR3
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz

Technologies

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