Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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.

Intel HD Graphics 520

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 520

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
7.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 116 Watt
32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.852 vs 18.461
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.243 vs 1.125
Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 326 vs 322

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 15 March 2011
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 116 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852 vs 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243 vs 1.125
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337 vs 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337 vs 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326 vs 322

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

6x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more pipelines: 192 vs 24
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1557 vs 864
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 382 vs 209
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5750 vs 3993
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 354.392 vs 143.083
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.511 vs 12.958
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.941 vs 28.182
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2488 vs 951
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 1462
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2488 vs 951
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 1462

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	192 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1557 vs 864
PassMark - G2D Mark	382 vs 209
Geekbench - OpenCL	5750 vs 3993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	354.392 vs 143.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.511 vs 12.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	41.941 vs 28.182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2488 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3351 vs 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2488 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3351 vs 1462

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

864

1557

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

209

382

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3993

5750

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.852

18.461

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

143.083

354.392

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.243

1.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.958

18.511

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.182

41.941

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3322

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

2488

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

3351

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3322

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

326

322

Name	Intel HD Graphics 520	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	864	1557
PassMark - G2D Mark	209	382
Geekbench - OpenCL	3993	5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852	18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.083	354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243	1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.958	18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.182	41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	951	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1462	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337	3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	951	2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1462	3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337	3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326	322

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 520	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT2	GF116
Launch date	1 September 2015	15 March 2011
Place in performance rating	1381	1019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
Price now		$287.59
Value for money (0-100)		7.49
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	24	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	116 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,170 million
CUDA cores		192
Floating-point performance		691.2 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		100 °C
Texture fill rate		28.8 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
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		8.25" (21 cm)
SLI options		2-way
Supplementary power connectors		One 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		98.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1026 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI