Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Skylake GT2 | G96C |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm+ | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 314 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 121 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2015 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | HD Graphics-M (Skylake) | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Interface | Ring Bus | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 300 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 900 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | System Shared | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 550 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1400 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| ROPs | 3 | 8 |
| Execution units | 24 | — |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.700 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 21.60 GTexel/s | 8.800 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 691.2 GFLOPS (2:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 345.6 GFLOPS | 89.60 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 86.40 GFLOPS (1:4) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 50 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Length | — | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | May 19th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 22 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 200 |
