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AMD Radeon HD 6520G

The AMD Radeon HD 6520G is an integrated processor graphics card for mid-range laptops. It is integrated in the mid-range APUs (A6 Series, e.g. A6-3410MX) and offers 320 of the 400 shader cores clocked at 400MHz. It offers no dedicated graphics memory (shared memory graphics card) and is therefore slower than similar Radeon HD 6000M cards.

The new UVD3 video decoder supports the decoding of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, Flash and now also Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos on the graphics card.

The performance of the Radeon 6520G should be in the entry level class of dedicated graphics cards. According to a benchmark by AMD, the 6480G positions itself between the HD 6370M and the HD 6470M. However, in games it may be a bit slower.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 6000G Series
Radeon HD 6620G compare 400 @ 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 6520G 320 @ 0.4 GHz
Radeon HD 6480G compare 240 @ 0.44 GHz
Radeon HD 6380G compare 160 @ 0.4 GHz
CodenameLlano
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines320 - unified
Core Speed400 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistor Count1000 Million
technology32 nm
Date of Announcement15.06.2011
CPU in Radeon HD 6520GGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A6-3430MX4 x 1700 MHz, 45 W400 MHz? MHz
AMD A6-3410MX4 x 1600 MHz, 45 W400 MHz? MHz
AMD A6-3420M4 x 1500 MHz, 35 W400 MHz? MHz
AMD A6-3400M4 x 1400 MHz, 35 W400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 547     avg: 550     median: 549.5 (1%)     max: 552 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
492 Points (1%)
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 9614     avg: 11897     median: 11897 (6%)     max: 14180 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 6139     avg: 7273     median: 7272.5 (11%)     max: 8406 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
5.4 fps (1%)
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
5.8 Points (73%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
4.5 Points (57%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
58  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
17  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
15  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
27.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
18.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
13.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
130.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
76.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
36.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
35.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
27.6  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
23.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
low 800x600
29.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
14.2  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
7.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
2.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
28 31.1 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.5 24 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11 14.3 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
6.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
30  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
24.8  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
15.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
low 800x600
36  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
17.6  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
11.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
low 800x600
48.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
25.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
97  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
43.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
low 1024x768
41.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
26.6  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
21  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
57.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
35  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
17.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
4.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
51.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
28.1  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
13.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
3.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
low 800x600
74  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
29  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
17  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
high 1024x768
15.2 19.9 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
59.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
51.2  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
18.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..

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Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon HD 6520G graphics card

HP ProBook 6465b LY433EA: AMD A6-3410MX, 14.00", 2.4 kg
  Review » Review HP ProBook 6465b LY433EA Notebook

Asus A53Z-NS61: AMD A6-3420M, 11.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Asus A53Z-NS61

Gateway NV55S07u-6344G50Mnrk: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Gateway NV55S07u-6344G50Mnrk

HP Pavilion dv6-6110us: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-6110us

HP Pavilion g6-1124er: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion g6-1124er

HP ProBook 6465b LY430EA: AMD A6-3410MX, 14.00", 2.4 kg
  External Review » HP ProBook 6465b LY430EA

HP ProBook 6465b LY433EA: AMD A6-3410MX, 14.00", 2.4 kg
  External Review » HP ProBook 6465b LY433EA

Samsung 305E5A-A07US: AMD A6-3420M, 15.60", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Samsung 305E5A-A07US

Samsung 305V5A-S01: AMD A6-3410MX, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung 305V5A-S01

Samsung 305V5A-S04: AMD A6-3410MX, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung 305V5A-S04

Toshiba Satellite L750D-1D3: AMD A6-3420M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L750D-1D3

Toshiba Satellite L755D-123: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-123

Toshiba Satellite L755D-12L: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-12L

Toshiba Satellite L755D-12U: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-12U

Toshiba Satellite L755D-13G: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-13G

Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5204: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5204

Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5359: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5359

Toshiba Satellite L770D-10H: AMD A6-3400M, 17.30", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L770D-10H

Toshiba Satellite L775D-S7206: AMD A6-3400M, 17.30", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L775D-S7206

Toshiba Satellite L775D-S7226: AMD A6-3400M, 17.30", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L775D-S7226

Toshiba Satellite P745D-S4240: AMD A6-3400M, 14.00", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite P745D-S4240

Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5266: AMD A6-3400M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite P755D-S5266

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Class 1

GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU *
Quadro RTX 6000 (Laptop)
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU *
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile
GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop)
Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU *
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile *
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q *
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile *
Radeon RX 6700M
GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop) *
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q *
Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q *

Class 2

GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile *
Quadro P5200
Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop) *
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q *
Quadro P4200
Radeon RX 6600M
Radeon RX 5600M
Quadro P5000
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
Radeon Pro 5600M *
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q *
Quadro P5000 Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
Quadro M5500
Quadro P4000
Quadro T2000 (Laptop) *
GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Radeon RX 5500M
Radeon Pro 5500M *
Quadro P4000 Max-Q
Quadro P3200
Radeon RX 580X (Laptop) *
Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)
Radeon Pro 5300M
Radeon RX 5300M
Quadro P3000
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile *
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Quadro P3000 Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q *
Quadro T2000 Max-Q *
Radeon Pro WX 7100 *
Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) *
Radeon RX 570 (Laptop) *
Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) *
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q *
Quadro T1000 (Laptop) *
Quadro T1000 Max-Q *
T500 Mobile *
GeForce MX450 *
GeForce GTX 980M
Vega M GH
Quadro M5000M
Radeon Pro Vega 20
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
Quadro P2000
Quadro P2000 Max-Q
Quadro M4000M
GeForce GTX 970M
Radeon R9 M395X
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q *
Radeon Pro Vega 16
Vega M GL / 870
WX Vega M GL
Radeon R9 M485X
Quadro M3000M
GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
FirePro W7170M
Radeon R9 M395
Iris Xe G7 96EUs *
GeForce GTX 880M
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q *
Quadro K5100M
Quadro P1000
Xe MAX
GeForce MX350 *

Class 3

Radeon Pro WX 4150 *
GeForce GTX 965M
Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
Quadro M2200
GeForce GTX 870M
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Radeon R9 M390
FirePro M6100
Radeon Pro 560X
Radeon Pro 560
Radeon Pro 460
Radeon Pro WX 4130 *
GeForce GTX 960M
Quadro M1200
Quadro P620 *
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
Radeon RX 640
Radeon Pro WX 3200 *
Radeon Pro 555X
Radeon Pro 555
Radeon Pro 455
Quadro P600
GeForce MX250
GeForce MX150
GeForce MX330 *
Quadro M2000M
Quadro K5000M
Quadro K4100M
Iris Xe G7 80EUs *
Radeon RX 540X *
Radeon Pro WX 2100 *
Radeon RX 540 *
Radeon Pro WX 3100 *
GeForce GTX 860M
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon Pro 450
Radeon 630
Radeon 540X *
Radeon R9 M470X *
Radeon R9 M385X
Quadro P520
GeForce GTX 850M
Quadro M1000M
Quadro M620 *
GeForce 945M
Quadro K4000M
Quadro P500 *
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) *
Vega 10 *
Iris Pro Graphics P580
Iris Pro Graphics 580
Radeon R9 M470 *
Quadro K3100M
FirePro W5170M *
Radeon R9 M370X
Vega 9
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5)
FirePro W5130M
Quadro K3000M
UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs *
FirePro M6000
FirePro M5100
GeForce MX230
Vega 8 R4000 *
Quadro K2100M
GeForce GT 755M
GeForce 845M
Radeon R9 M265X
Radeon R7 M465
FirePro W4170M
GeForce GT 750M
Iris Pro Graphics 6200
GeForce MX130
GeForce 940MX
Quadro M520
Quadro K1100M
Vega 8
Vega 7 *
GeForce 940M
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) *
GeForce 930MX
M1 8-Core GPU *
M1 7-Core GPU *
Quadro M600M
FirePro W4190M
Radeon R9 M375
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Radeon R7 M445
Quadro M500M
GeForce 840M
GeForce GT 745M
Iris Pro Graphics 5200
GeForce GT 740M
Iris Plus Graphics 650
GeForce 930M
Iris Graphics 550
Radeon 530
Radeon 625
Vega 6 *
Iris Plus Graphics 645
GeForce 830M
GeForce MX110 *
Iris Plus Graphics 640
GeForce 920MX
Iris Graphics 540
Quadro K2000M
GeForce GT 735M
GeForce 825M
FirePro M4000
GeForce GT 730M
FirePro M4100
Radeon R7 M265
Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) *
GeForce GT 640M
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
Radeon R7 M460 *
Radeon R7 M360
GeForce 920M
Radeon R8 M445DX
Radeon 620
Radeon R7 M440
Radeon R7 M340
Radeon 520
Radeon 610
Vega 6 *
Vega 5 *
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) *
UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)
HD Graphics 530
HD Graphics P530
Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
UHD Graphics 620
HD Graphics 620
Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
Adreno 685 *
Adreno 680 *
Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
HD Graphics 5600
Radeon R6 M255DX
Quadro K1000M
Radeon R5 M330
Radeon R5 M430
Radeon R5 M255
Vega 3 *
GeForce 910M
GeForce 820M
HD Graphics 520
Iris Graphics 6100
UHD Graphics G4 (Lakefield GT1 48 EU) *
GeForce GT 720M
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) *
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU) *
UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) *

Class 4

Radeon R5 M320 *
Radeon R5 M315 *
Radeon R5 M420 *
Vega 2 *
Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
HD Graphics 6000
Quadro K610M
Iris Graphics 5100
HD Graphics 4600
HD Graphics 5500
UHD Graphics 617
UHD Graphics 615
HD Graphics 615
Radeon R5 (Carrizo) *
Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
GeForce 710M
HD Graphics 5000
HD Graphics 515
UHD Graphics 610
HD Graphics 610
HD Graphics 4400
HD Graphics 510
UHD Graphics 605
HD Graphics 505
HD Graphics 5300
HD Graphics 4000
Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
Radeon R4 (Beema)
Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
HD Graphics (Broadwell)
HD Graphics 4200
UHD Graphics 600
HD Graphics 500
HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
HD Graphics (Braswell)
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)

Class 5

HD Graphics (Haswell)
Radeon HD 6520G
Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
Radeon R6 (Mullins)
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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