Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 710M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce 710M 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 2 year(s) 1 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
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 454
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 125
  • Around 63% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3993 vs 2457
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 6.51
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 0.577
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.958 vs 11.718
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 28.182 vs 19.855
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 24 July 2013
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 vs 454
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 vs 125
Geekbench - OpenCL 3993 vs 2457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 vs 6.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243 vs 0.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.958 vs 11.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 28.182 vs 19.855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 710M

  • 2.4x more core clock speed: 719 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 4x more pipelines: 96 vs 24
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 148.156 vs 143.083
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1030 vs 951
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3075 vs 1462
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1030 vs 951
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3075 vs 1462
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 719 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 96 vs 24
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 148.156 vs 143.083
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1030 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3075 vs 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1030 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3075 vs 1462

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
864
454
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
209
125
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3993
2457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.852
6.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
143.083
148.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.243
0.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.958
11.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.182
19.855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3325
Name Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce 710M
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 454
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 125
Geekbench - OpenCL 3993 2457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 6.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 143.083 148.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243 0.577
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.958 11.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 28.182 19.855
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 951 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce 710M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Kepler 2.0
Code name Skylake GT2 GK208
Launch date 1 September 2015 24 July 2013
Place in performance rating 1381 1387
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 800 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 719 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 96
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 585 million
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops
Texture fill rate 12.4 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 2560x1600
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 2560x1600
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan
OpenCL 1.1

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 0
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Standard memory configuration DDR3

Technologies

Quick Sync
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus