Intel HD Graphics P3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P3000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics P3000

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P3000

Around 26% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 672 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm

Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 672 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 286 vs 280
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 77 vs 65
Around 83% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2380 vs 1300
Around 83% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2380 vs 1300

Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	286 vs 280
PassMark - G2D Mark	77 vs 65
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2380 vs 1300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2380 vs 1300

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

280

286

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1300

2380

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1300

2380

Name	Intel HD Graphics P3000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
PassMark - G3D Mark	280	286
PassMark - G2D Mark	65	77
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1300	2380
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1300	2380
Geekbench - OpenCL		1313
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.992
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		536
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1731
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		536
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics P3000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Fermi
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT2	GF108
Launch date	1 February 2011	5 January 2011
Place in performance rating	1556	1558
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59.99
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.54
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	672 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Transistor count	995 million	585 million
CUDA cores		48
Floating-point performance		129.02 gflops
Pipelines		48
Texture fill rate		5.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		12 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	10.1	12 API
OpenGL	3.1	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		DDR3
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CUDA
DirectCompute
Optimus
Verde Drivers