Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
- 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
- 2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 326 vs 162
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 vs 22 January 2015 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 120 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB vs 2 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3337 vs 3335 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3337 vs 3335 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 326 vs 162 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- 3.8x more core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 300 MHz
- Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1050 MHz
- 42.7x more pipelines: 1024 vs 24
- 7.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 864
- 3.2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 209
- 4.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18734 vs 3993
- 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 21.852
- 5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 143.083
- 3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 1.243
- 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.338 vs 12.958
- 7.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 200.825 vs 28.182
- 7.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 951
- 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3691 vs 1462
- 7.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 951
- 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3691 vs 1462
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1127 MHz vs 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz vs 1050 MHz |
| Pipelines | 1024 vs 24 |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6111 vs 864 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 673 vs 209 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 18734 vs 3993 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 73.733 vs 21.852 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 792.44 vs 143.083 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 4.888 vs 1.243 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 35.338 vs 12.958 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 200.825 vs 28.182 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7218 vs 951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3691 vs 1462 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7218 vs 951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3691 vs 1462 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score |
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| Name | Intel HD Graphics 520 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 864 | 6111 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 209 | 673 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 3993 | 18734 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 21.852 | 73.733 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 143.083 | 792.44 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.243 | 4.888 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 12.958 | 35.338 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 28.182 | 200.825 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 951 | 7218 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1462 | 3691 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3337 | 3335 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 951 | 7218 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1462 | 3691 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3337 | 3335 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 326 | 162 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel HD Graphics 520 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | |
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| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Code name | Skylake GT2 | GM206 |
| Launch date | 1 September 2015 | 22 January 2015 |
| Place in performance rating | 1381 | 514 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
| Price now | $229.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 34.63 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 24 | 1024 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Transistor count | 189 million | 2,940 million |
| CUDA cores | 1024 | |
| Floating-point performance | 2,413 gflops | |
| Texture fill rate | 72 billion / sec | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
| Length | 9.5" (24.1 cm) | |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 400 Watt | |
| SLI options | 2x | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pins | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory type | DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 1 | 0 |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB / s | |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | |
Technologies |
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| GameStream | ||
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