Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 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 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 23 Watt
  • 32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 456
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 94
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3993 vs 1837
  • 4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 5.099
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 143.083 vs 131.334
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 0.355
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.958 vs 6.733
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 28.182 vs 8.015
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 951 vs 911
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1462 vs 1338
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 2623
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 951 vs 911
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1462 vs 1338
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 2623
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 5 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 23 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 vs 456
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 vs 94
Geekbench - OpenCL 3993 vs 1837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 vs 5.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 143.083 vs 131.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243 vs 0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.958 vs 6.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 28.182 vs 8.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 951 vs 911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 vs 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 vs 2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951 vs 911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 vs 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 vs 2623

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

  • 2x more core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 4x more pipelines: 96 vs 24
Core clock speed 600 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 96 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
864
456
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
209
94
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3993
1837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.852
5.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
143.083
131.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.243
0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.958
6.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.182
8.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
951
911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1462
1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3337
2623
Name Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
PassMark - G3D Mark 864 456
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 94
Geekbench - OpenCL 3993 1837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.852 5.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 143.083 131.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.243 0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.958 6.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 28.182 8.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 951 911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1462 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3337 2623
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 951 911
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1462 1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3337 2623
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 520 NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Fermi
Code name Skylake GT2 GF108
Launch date 1 September 2015 5 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1381 1546
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 24 96
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 23 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 585 million
CUDA cores 96
Floating-point performance 230.4 gflops
Texture fill rate 9.6 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

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 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 DDR3
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 900 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync
CUDA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus