Intel HD Graphics 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Skylake GT2 | GF116 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm+ | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 1,170 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 238 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | GF116-400-A1 |
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 | 1026 MHz 4.1 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 900 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1800 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 98.50 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 3 | 24 |
| Execution units | 24 | — |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | — | 384 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.700 GPixel/s | 7.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 21.60 GTexel/s | 28.80 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 691.2 GFLOPS (2:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 345.6 GFLOPS | 691.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 86.40 GFLOPS (1:4) | 57.60 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 116 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI |
| Length | — | 210 mm 8.3 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | P1050 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 15th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 500 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 149 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 62 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 600 |
