Intel HD Graphics 520 vs AMD Radeon R7 M340
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and AMD Radeon R7 M340 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 3 month(s) later
- Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1021 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 651
- Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 152
- Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 13.48
- Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 0.943
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 1668
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 1668
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 vs 5 May 2015 |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz vs 1021 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB vs 4 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 864 vs 651 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 209 vs 152 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 21.852 vs 13.48 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.243 vs 0.943 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3337 vs 1668 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3337 vs 1668 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M340
- 3.1x more core clock speed: 943 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 13.3x more pipelines: 320 vs 24
- Around 30% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5185 vs 3993
- Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 164.511 vs 143.083
- Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.063 vs 12.958
- 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 74.38 vs 28.182
- Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1550 vs 951
- Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1732 vs 1462
- Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1550 vs 951
- Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1732 vs 1462
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 943 MHz vs 300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 320 vs 24 |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 5185 vs 3993 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 164.511 vs 143.083 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 20.063 vs 12.958 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 74.38 vs 28.182 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1550 vs 951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1732 vs 1462 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1550 vs 951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1732 vs 1462 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 M340
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| Name | Intel HD Graphics 520 | AMD Radeon R7 M340 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 864 | 651 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 209 | 152 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 3993 | 5185 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 21.852 | 13.48 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 143.083 | 164.511 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.243 | 0.943 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 12.958 | 20.063 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 28.182 | 74.38 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 951 | 1550 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1462 | 1732 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3337 | 1668 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 951 | 1550 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1462 | 1732 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3337 | 1668 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 326 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel HD Graphics 520 | AMD Radeon R7 M340 | |
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| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | Skylake GT2 | Meso |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 | 5 May 2015 |
| Place in performance rating | 1381 | 1383 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | AMD Radeon R7 300 Series | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1021 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 943 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 24 | 320 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 189 million | 3,100 million |
| Compute units | 6 | |
| Floating-point performance | 549.1 gflops | |
| Texture fill rate | 17.16 GTexel / s | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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| OpenCL | Not Listed | |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 128 bit |
| Memory type | DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Shared memory | 1 | 0 |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB / s | |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | |
Technologies |
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