Intel HD Graphics 530 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 530 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 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 530

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 530

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3.9x more texture fill rate: 25.2 GTexel / s vs 6.5 billion / sec
2.6x better floating-point performance: 403.2 gflops vs 155.52 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
Around 93% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 29 Watt
64x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1 GB (DDR3)
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 995 vs 319
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 254 vs 136
3.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4397 vs 1277
11.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.747 vs 2.597
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 330.464 vs 76.214
7.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.804 vs 0.239
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.781 vs 5.862
6.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 30.177 vs 4.574
Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1045 vs 545
2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2393 vs 903
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 1455
Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1045 vs 545
2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2393 vs 903
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 1455

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 13 April 2011
Texture fill rate	25.2 GTexel / s vs 6.5 billion / sec
Floating-point performance	403.2 gflops vs 155.52 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 29 Watt
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 1 GB (DDR3)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	995 vs 319
PassMark - G2D Mark	254 vs 136
Geekbench - OpenCL	4397 vs 1277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.747 vs 2.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	330.464 vs 76.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.804 vs 0.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.781 vs 5.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	30.177 vs 4.574
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1045 vs 545
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2393 vs 903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 1455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1045 vs 545
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2393 vs 903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

4.6x more core clock speed: 1620 MHz vs 350 MHz
2x more pipelines: 48 vs 24

Core clock speed	1620 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines	48 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

995

319

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

254

136

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4397

1277

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.747

2.597

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

330.464

76.214

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.804

0.239

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.781

5.862

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.177

4.574

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1045

545

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2393

903

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

1455

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1045

545

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2393

903

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3346

1455

Name	Intel HD Graphics 530	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
PassMark - G3D Mark	995	319
PassMark - G2D Mark	254	136
Geekbench - OpenCL	4397	1277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.747	2.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	330.464	76.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.804	0.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.781	5.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	30.177	4.574
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1045	545
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2393	903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346	1455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1045	545
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2393	903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346	1455
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	384

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 530	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT2	GF119
Launch date	1 September 2015	13 April 2011
Place in performance rating	1248	1603
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.58
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1620 MHz
Floating-point performance	403.2 gflops	155.52 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	24	48
Texture fill rate	25.2 GTexel / s	6.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	29 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	292 million
CUDA cores		48
Maximum GPU temperature		102 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
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		2.7" (6.9 cm)
Length		5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4	DDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		14.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		900 MHz (DDR3)
Technologies
CUDA