AMD Radeon RX 540
VS
Intel HD Graphics 520
AMD Radeon RX 540
VS
Intel HD Graphics 520

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon RX 540  vs  Intel HD Graphics 520.

394
Place in performance rating
705
Polaris
Architecture
Gen. 9 Skylake
Polaris 12
Code name
Skylake GT2
Laptop
Type
Laptop
21 March 2017 (4 years ago)
Release date
1 September 2015 (6 years ago)
$166
Price now
$309
13.38
Value for money
0.97
Polaris 12
GPU code name
Skylake GT2
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon RX 540  vs  Intel HD Graphics 520 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

512
Pipelines
192
no data
Core clock speed
300 MHz
1219 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
1,500 million
Transistor count
189 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
65 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
15 Watt
39.01
Texture fill rate
25.20
1,248 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
512
Pipelines / CUDA cores
24
1219 MHz
Boost clock speed
1050 MHz
1,500 million
Number of transistors
189 million
65 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
15 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 540 and Intel HD Graphics 520 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
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large
Laptop size
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Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon RX 540 vs Intel HD Graphics 520.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
32 GB
128 Bit
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
6000 MHz
Memory clock speed
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96 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
no data
-
Shared memory
+

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon RX 540 vs Intel HD Graphics 520.

No outputs
Display Connectors
No outputs

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
FreeSync
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+
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
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no data
Quick Sync
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon RX 540 and Intel HD Graphics 520 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12.0
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
+
5.0
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon RX 540 and Intel HD Graphics 520 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon RX 540 or Intel HD Graphics 520 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
Intel HD Graphics 520
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
Intel HD Graphics 520
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
Intel HD Graphics 520
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
Intel HD Graphics 520
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon RX 540
Intel HD Graphics 520
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 540

9.06% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($166 vs $309)

More pipelines (512 vs 192)

Advantages of Intel HD Graphics 520

Less power consumption (15 Watt vs 65 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (32 GB vs 4 GB)

So, AMD Radeon RX 540 or Intel HD Graphics 520?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon RX 540 .

AMD Radeon RX 540 versus Intel HD Graphics 520 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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138197 (100 %)

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3DMark Fire Strike Score

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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User rating

4.2 Out of 71 Hitesti Score
3.5 Out of 172 Hitesti Score