Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 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
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
• 32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB
• Around 81% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 864 vs 478
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 91
• Around 84% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3993 vs 2171
• 4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 4.85
• 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 0.561
• Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.958 vs 9.109
• Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 28.182 vs 16.727
• Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3337 vs 2701
• Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3337 vs 2701

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

• 2.2x more core clock speed: 672 MHz vs 300 MHz
• 4x more pipelines: 96 vs 24
• Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.796 vs 143.083
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 960 vs 951
• Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2210 vs 1462
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 960 vs 951
• Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2210 vs 1462

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	864 478
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	209 91
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	3993 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	21.852 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	143.083 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1.243 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	12.958 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	28.182 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	951 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1462 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3337 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	951 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1462 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3337 2701

Compare specifications (specs)