Intel HD Graphics 520 vs AMD Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and AMD Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics 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) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 90 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 951 vs 877
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1462 vs 1131
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 2817
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 951 vs 877
  • Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1462 vs 1131
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 2817
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 17 February 2014
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 951 vs 877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 vs 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 vs 2817
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951 vs 877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 vs 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 vs 2817

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics

  • Around 85% higher core clock speed: 554 MHz vs 300 MHz
Core clock speed 554 MHz vs 300 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2817
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2817
Name Intel HD Graphics 520 AMD Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics
PassMark - G3D Mark 868
PassMark - G2D Mark 211
Geekbench - OpenCL 4014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 143.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 28.182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 951 877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 2817
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951 877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 2817
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 520 AMD Radeon R7 Mobile Graphics

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Skylake GT2 Spectre
Launch date 1 September 2015 17 February 2014
Place in performance rating 1391 1394
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 800 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 554 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 90 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 2,410 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 IGP

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

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

Technologies

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