Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 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 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
  • 7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 85% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 866 vs 469
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 53
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 29 October 2007
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 866 vs 469
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 vs 53

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

  • 5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 4.7x more pipelines: 112 vs 24
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 112 vs 24
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 vs 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 vs 3337

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
866
469
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
209
53
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3346
Name Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 866 469
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 53
Geekbench - OpenCL 3990
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 3346
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Tesla
Code name Skylake GT2 G92
Launch date 1 September 2015 29 October 2007
Place in performance rating 1393 1391
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $349

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 24 112
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 105 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 754 million
CUDA cores 112
Floating-point performance 336.0 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Texture fill rate 33.6 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Length 9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 10.0
OpenGL 4.5 2.1
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 512 MB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 GDDR3
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB / s
Memory clock speed 900 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit