AMD Radeon HD 6520G vs AMD Radeon HD 6480G

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Performance
Radeon HD 6520G5% better
4920% of 104,598
Radeon HD 6480G
4670% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6520G has 5% better performance than the Radeon HD 6480G for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the AMD Radeon HD 6520G GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6520G is an end-of-life integrated graphics card that released in Q4 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Sumo) and is manufactured on a 32 nm process.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6520G includes 320 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 400 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 16 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 8 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6520G has the 519th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.47% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

About the AMD Radeon HD 6480G GPU

The AMD Radeon HD 6480G is an end-of-life integrated graphics card that released in Q2 2011. It is built on the TeraScale 2 GPU microarchitecture (codename Sumo) and is manufactured on a 32 nm process.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The HD 6480G includes 240 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 444 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 12 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 4 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GPU has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W. A power supply not strong enough to handle this might result in system crashes and potentially damage your hardware.

Benchmark Performance

The HD 6480G has the 523rd best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 0.45% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
ManufacturerAMDAMD
ArchitectureTeraScale 2TeraScale 2
Market SegmentIntegratedIntegrated
Release DateQ4 2011Q2 2011
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
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Gaming Performance

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Our database does not have gaming performance data for the AMD Radeon HD 6520G or the AMD Radeon HD 6480G.

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
Radeon HD 6520G5% better
4920% of 104,598
Radeon HD 6480G
4670% of 104,598

The Radeon HD 6520G has 5% better performance than the Radeon HD 6480G for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The Radeon HD 6520G is ranked 519th with a score of 492, and the Radeon HD 6480G is ranked 523rd with a score of 467.

Performance per dollar
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Radeon HD 6480G
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Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

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Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

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BenchmarkRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
3DMark 11 Performance Score
549.5
(+7.12%)
513
PassMark G3D Mark
300
(+16.73%)
257
PassMark G2D Mark
82
82
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
CodenameSumoSumo
ArchitectureTeraScale 2TeraScale 2
Process Size32 nm32 nm
Transistors1,178 million1,178 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
Memory SizeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory TypeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory BandwidthSystem DependentSystem Dependent
Memory ClockSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory InterfaceSystem SharedSystem Shared

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
Bus InterfaceIGPIGP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35 W35 W
OutputsDevice DependentDevice Dependent

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
Stream Processors (SP)320240
Compute Units (CU)43
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)1612
Render Output Units (ROP)84
Core Clock Speed400 MHz444 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
Pixel Fill Rate3.2 GPixel/s1.78 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate6.4 GTexel/s5.33 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance256 GFLOPS213.1 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecRadeon HD 6520GRadeon HD 6480G
DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.44.4
Shader Model5.05.0

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.