Gen9 (Skylake) · 2015
HD Graphics 520 shipped with Intel's 2015 Skylake generation, built on Gen9 architecture at 14nm with 24 execution units clocked between 300 and 1050 MHz.
It was a common sight in thin-and-light laptops of its era, handling everyday browsing, office work and video playback comfortably along with very light gaming, though it shares system memory rather than carrying any dedicated VRAM and has long been superseded by Intel's later Iris and Xe integrated graphics.
Everyday display output, browsing and office work.
Shares system memory dynamically.
Push performance beyond base clock.
Integrated
Draws from the CPU's power envelope - no dedicated power limit.
The Intel HD Graphics 520 is a basic / integrated-class integrated GPU, suited to light gaming and general-purpose display output.