Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce 940M 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 5 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
• 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
• 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
• Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 154

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940M

• 3.6x more core clock speed: 1072 MHz vs 300 MHz
• Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 1050 MHz
• 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
• Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1127 vs 864
• Around 50% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5982 vs 3993
• Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.98 vs 21.852
• Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 168.449 vs 143.083
• Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.307 vs 1.243
• Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.837 vs 12.958
• 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 101.399 vs 28.182
• 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2132 vs 951
• 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3065 vs 1462
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3337
• 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2132 vs 951
• 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3065 vs 1462
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3337
• Around 55% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 506 vs 326

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940M

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	864 1127
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	209 154
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	3993 5982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	21.852 25.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	143.083 168.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1.243 1.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	12.958 21.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	28.182 101.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	951 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1462 3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3337 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	951 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1462 3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3337 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	GPU 1 GPU 2	326 506

Compare specifications (specs)