Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 710A

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce 710A 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.

Intel HD Graphics 520

NVIDIA GeForce 710A

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 520

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 867 vs 473
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 210 vs 198
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3995 vs 2638
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 7.071
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 143.083 vs 141.919
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 0.636
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 28.182 vs 23.162

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 17 March 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	867 vs 473
PassMark - G2D Mark	210 vs 198
Geekbench - OpenCL	3995 vs 2638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852 vs 7.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.083 vs 141.919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243 vs 0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.182 vs 23.162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 710A

2.4x more core clock speed: 719 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more pipelines: 192 vs 24
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.803 vs 12.958
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1112 vs 951
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1967 vs 1462
Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1112 vs 951
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1967 vs 1462

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	719 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	192 vs 24
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.803 vs 12.958
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1112 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1967 vs 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1112 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1967 vs 1462

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 710A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

867

473

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

210

198

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3995

2638

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.852

7.071

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

143.083

141.919

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.243

0.636

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.958

13.803

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.182

23.162

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

1112

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

1967

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

1112

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

1967

Name	Intel HD Graphics 520	NVIDIA GeForce 710A
PassMark - G3D Mark	867	473
PassMark - G2D Mark	210	198
Geekbench - OpenCL	3995	2638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852	7.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.083	141.919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243	0.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.958	13.803
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.182	23.162
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	951	1112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1462	1967
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	951	1112
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1462	1967
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 520	NVIDIA GeForce 710A
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Kepler 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT2	GK208
Launch date	1 September 2015	17 March 2014
Place in performance rating	1394	1397
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	719 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	24	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,270 million
Floating-point performance		276.1 gflops
Texture fill rate		11.5 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	DDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		14.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync