Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 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) 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
  • 6.4x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 96 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 477
  • 4.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 44
  • 47x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 0.465
  • 11.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1462 vs 127
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 3161
  • 11.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1462 vs 127
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 3161
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 21 February 2008
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 96 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 vs 477
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 vs 44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 vs 0.465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 vs 127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 vs 3161
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 vs 127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 vs 3161

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

  • 5.4x more core clock speed: 1625 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 2.7x more pipelines: 64 vs 24
Core clock speed 1625 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 64 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
864
477
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
209
44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.852
0.465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3161
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
3161
Name Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 477
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 44
Geekbench - OpenCL 3993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 0.465
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 127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 3161
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 3161
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Tesla
Code name Skylake GT2 G94
Launch date 1 September 2015 21 February 2008
Place in performance rating 1381 1587
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Price now $39.99
Value for money (0-100) 23.72

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1625 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 24 64
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 96 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 505 million
CUDA cores 64
Floating-point performance 208 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Texture fill rate 20.8 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI
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 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 6-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
SLI