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HD Graphics 520
General Info
Type	IGP
Designer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Introduction	July 26, 2015 (launched)
Codename	Skylake GT2
Family	HD Graphics
Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture	Gen9
Execution Units	24
Frequency	0.35 GHz 350,000 kHz 350 MHz
Process	14 nm 0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS
Max Memory	32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GiB

HD Graphics 520 is an integrated graphics processor introduced by Intel in 2015 for their mainstream mobile Skylake-based microprocessors. This GPU is Skylake's mid-tier GPU incorporating 24 execution units. The 520 GPU is found in mainstream mobile (Skylake U) processors.

Features

Main article: Skylake § Graphics

All models support the following features:

• Support for up to three independent displays via HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort (DP) 1.2, an Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.3 interfaces.
• Quick Sync Video
• Clear Video
• Clear Video HD
• InTru 3D

Standards

Graphics API Standard
Vulkan		Direct3D			OpenGL		OpenCL
Windows	Linux	Windows	Linux	HLSL	Windows	Linux	Windows	Linux
1.0		12	N/A	5.1	4.4	4.5	2.1	2.0

Hardware Accelerated Video

[Edit] Skylake (Gen9) Hardware Accelerated Video Capabilities
Codec	Encode			Decode
	Profiles	Levels	Max Resolution	Profiles	Levels	Max Resolution
MPEG-2 (H.262)	Main	High	1080p (FHD)	Main	Main, High	1080p (FHD)
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)	High, Main	5.1	2160p (4K)	Main, High, SHP, MHP	5.1	2160p (4K)
JPEG/MJPEG	Baseline	-	16k x 16k	Baseline	Unified	16k x 16k
HEVC (H.265)	Main	5.1	2160p (4K)	Main, Main 10	5.1	2160p (4K)
VC-1	✘			Advanced, Main, Simple	3, High	3840x3840
VP8	Unified	Unified	-	0	Unified	1080p
VP9	✘			0	Unified	2160p (4K)

Performance

See also: All Skylake GPUs Performance

Frequency	Peak Performance
	Half Precision	Single Precision	Double Precision
Ref (FLOP/clk)	768/cycle	384/cycle	96/cycle
Base (300 MHz)	230.4 GFLOPS	115.2 GFLOPS	28.8 GFLOPS
Boost (1,000 MHz)	0.768 TFLOPS	384 GFLOPS	96 GFLOPS
Boost (1,050 MHz)	0.8064 TFLOPS	403.2 GFLOPS	100.8 GFLOPS
Boost (1,100 MHz)	0.8448 TFLOPS	422.4 GFLOPS	105.6 GFLOPS
Boost (1,150 MHz)	0.8832 TFLOPS	441.6 GFLOPS	110.4 GFLOPS

Processors with HD Graphics 520

	List of Processors with HD Graphics 520
	Main processor										IGP
Model	Launched	Price	Family	Cores	Threads	L3$	TDP	Frequency	Turbo	Max Mem	GPU	Frequency	Turbo
i3-6006U	10 November 2016	$ 281.00 € 252.90 £ 227.61 ¥ 29,035.73	Core i3	2	4	3 MiB 3,072 KiB 3,145,728 B 0.00293 GiB	15 W 15,000 mW 0.0201 hp 0.015 kW	2 GHz 2,000 MHz 2,000,000 kHz		32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	HD Graphics 520	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	900 MHz 0.9 GHz 900,000 KHz
i3-6100U	27 September 2015	$ 281.00 € 252.90 £ 227.61 ¥ 29,035.73	Core i3	2	4	3 MiB 3,072 KiB 3,145,728 B 0.00293 GiB	15 W 15,000 mW 0.0201 hp 0.015 kW	2.3 GHz 2,300 MHz 2,300,000 kHz		32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	HD Graphics 520	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,000 MHz 1 GHz 1,000,000 KHz
i5-6200U	27 September 2015	$ 281.00 € 252.90 £ 227.61 ¥ 29,035.73	Core i5	2	4	3 MiB 3,072 KiB 3,145,728 B 0.00293 GiB	15 W 15,000 mW 0.0201 hp 0.015 kW	2.3 GHz 2,300 MHz 2,300,000 kHz	2.8 GHz 2,800 MHz 2,800,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	HD Graphics 520	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,000 MHz 1 GHz 1,000,000 KHz
i5-6300U	27 September 2015	$ 281.00 € 252.90 £ 227.61 ¥ 29,035.73	Core i5	2	4	3 MiB 3,072 KiB 3,145,728 B 0.00293 GiB	15 W 15,000 mW 0.0201 hp 0.015 kW	2.4 GHz 2,400 MHz 2,400,000 kHz	3 GHz 3,000 MHz 3,000,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	HD Graphics 520	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,000 MHz 1 GHz 1,000,000 KHz
i7-6500U	27 September 2015	$ 393.00 € 353.70 £ 318.33 ¥ 40,608.69	Core i7	2	4	4 MiB 4,096 KiB 4,194,304 B 0.00391 GiB	15 W 15,000 mW 0.0201 hp 0.015 kW	2.5 GHz 2,500 MHz 2,500,000 kHz	3.1 GHz 3,100 MHz 3,100,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	HD Graphics 520	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,050 MHz 1.05 GHz 1,050,000 KHz
i7-6600U	27 September 2015	$ 393.00 € 353.70 £ 318.33 ¥ 40,608.69	Core i7	2	4	4 MiB 4,096 KiB 4,194,304 B 0.00391 GiB	15 W 15,000 mW 0.0201 hp 0.015 kW	2.6 GHz 2,600 MHz 2,600,000 kHz	3.4 GHz 3,400 MHz 3,400,000 kHz	32 GiB 32,768 MiB 33,554,432 KiB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB	HD Graphics 520	300 MHz 0.3 GHz 300,000 KHz	1,050 MHz 1.05 GHz 1,050,000 KHz
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External links

• Drivers