Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 970

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 520

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
9.9x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 148 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB

Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 19 September 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 148 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

3.5x more core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1050 MHz
69.3x more pipelines: 1664 vs 24
11.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 864
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 209
7.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28498 vs 3993
4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 21.852
8.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 143.083
7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.737 vs 1.243
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.714 vs 12.958
17.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 490.688 vs 28.182
12.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 951
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3698 vs 1462
12.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 951
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3698 vs 1462
Around 13% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 369 vs 326

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1050 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Pipelines	1664 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	9640 vs 864
PassMark - G2D Mark	766 vs 209
Geekbench - OpenCL	28498 vs 3993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	105.107 vs 21.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1225.96 vs 143.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	8.737 vs 1.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.714 vs 12.958
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	490.688 vs 28.182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11499 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3698 vs 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 3337
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11499 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3698 vs 1462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 3337
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	369 vs 326

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

864

9640

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

209

766

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3993

28498

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.852

105.107

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

143.083

1225.96

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.243

8.737

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.958

35.714

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.182

490.688

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

11499

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

3698

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3340

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

951

11499

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1462

3698

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3337

3340

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

326

369

Name	Intel HD Graphics 520	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark - G3D Mark	864	9640
PassMark - G2D Mark	209	766
Geekbench - OpenCL	3993	28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.852	105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.083	1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.243	8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.958	35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.182	490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	951	11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1462	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3337	3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	951	11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1462	3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3337	3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	326	369

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 520	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT2	GM204
Launch date	1 September 2015	19 September 2014
Place in performance rating	1381	371
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
Price now		$407.76
Value for money (0-100)		28.59
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1178 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1050 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	24	1664
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	148 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	5,200 million
CUDA cores		1664
Floating-point performance		3,920 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Texture fill rate		109 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		500 Watt
SLI options		4x
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pins
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		224 GB / s
Memory clock speed		7.0 GB/s
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround