GeForce GT 520 Overview

GeForce GT 520
Memory: 1024Mb DDR3DESKTOP
Release date: 13 Apr 2011
GeForce GT 520

Core Configuration

GPU GF119
Architecture Nvidia_Fermi
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 48 : 8 : 4
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 155.50 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 1024 Mb
Memory Bus Width 64 bit
Memory Speed 900 MHz
1800 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 14.40 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    7014%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    5291%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    4638%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    4336%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    4308%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    3803%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    3326%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    3308%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    3296%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    3284%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    3271%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    3250%
  • Radeon RX 480
    3233%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    3170%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    3133%
  • Radeon R9 390
    3126%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    3115%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    3049%
  • Radeon RX 470
    2928%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    2873%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    2843%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    2814%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    2763%
  • Radeon R9 290
    2708%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    2610%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    2482%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    2473%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    2426%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    2415%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    2415%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    2415%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    2352%
  • Radeon R9 380
    2154%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    2154%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    2152%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    1961%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    1922%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    1900%
  • Radeon R9 285
    1892%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    1887%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    1880%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    1877%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    1877%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    1821%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    1821%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    1729%
  • Radeon R9 280
    1717%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    1708%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    1636%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    1601%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    1601%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    1601%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    1542%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    1526%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    1508%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    1508%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    1508%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    1508%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    1508%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    1507%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    1489%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    1489%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    1454%
  • Radeon R7 370
    1440%
  • Radeon RX 460
    1417%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    1400%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    1384%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    1384%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    1384%
  • Radeon R9 270
    1371%
  • Radeon R9 370
    1366%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    1333%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    1333%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    1300%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    1263%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    1261%
  • Radeon R7 265
    1210%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    1196%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    1192%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    1192%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    1192%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    1180%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    1157%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    1140%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    1140%
  • Radeon R7 360
    1122%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    1098%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    1071%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    1052%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    1028%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    1017%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    1001%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    1000%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    992%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    984%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    933%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    928%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    928%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    884%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    884%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    847%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    842%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    833%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    828%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    821%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    817%
  • GeForce GT 740
    808%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    808%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    796%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    778%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    775%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    773%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    773%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    773%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    752%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    752%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    752%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    740%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    731%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    731%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    705%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    698%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    698%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    668%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    666%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    654%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    619%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    584%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    578%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    578%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    575%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    559%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    559%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    559%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    550%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    542%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    540%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    517%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    517%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    505%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    491%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    491%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    487%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    487%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    487%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    484%
  • Radeon R7 250
    480%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    454%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    450%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    450%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    447%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    436%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    433%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    433%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    433%
  • GeForce 940A
    429%
  • GeForce 940M
    429%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    429%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    428%
  • GeForce 840A
    426%
  • GeForce 840M
    426%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    421%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    421%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    415%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    400%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    396%
  • GeForce GT 640
    384%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    384%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    378%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    375%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    375%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    373%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    371%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    371%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    371%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    371%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    370%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    363%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    359%
  • GeForce 930A
    359%
  • GeForce 930M
    359%
  • GeForce 930MX
    359%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    357%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    350%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    343%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    340%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    340%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    331%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    329%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    329%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    326%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    326%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    326%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    324%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    324%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    321%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    317%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    317%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    317%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    317%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    314%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    310%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    310%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    310%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    310%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    310%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    310%
  • GeForce 920A
    303%
  • GeForce 920M
    303%
  • GeForce 920MX
    303%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    291%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    282%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    280%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    275%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    275%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    273%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    273%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    268%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    268%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    268%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    268%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    266%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    263%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    261%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    261%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    259%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    249%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    247%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    247%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    247%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    247%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    235%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    235%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    231%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    229%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    224%
  • GeForce GT 720
    214%
  • GeForce GT 440
    210%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    210%
  • GeForce GT 630
    196%
  • GeForce GT 710
    194%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    194%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    192%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    192%
  • GeForce 710A
    191%
  • GeForce 710M
    191%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    185%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    185%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    185%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    185%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    185%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    185%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    182%
  • GeForce GT 430
    177%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    177%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    173%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    156%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    156%
  • GeForce GT 620
    128%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    128%
  • GeForce GT 520
    100%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    100%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    100%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    100%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    96%
  • GeForce GT 610
    94%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    94%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    94%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    94%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    92%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    91%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    91%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    59%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    59%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    59%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    57%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The GeForce GT 520 is a graphics card released by Nvidia on 13 Apr 2011. The graphics card houses the GF119 die, based on the Nvidia_Fermi architecture which packs 292 million transistors on a 40 nm, 79 mm2 die.

GeForce GT 520 pros and cons

Supports PhysX
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

GeForce GT 520HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)GeForce GT 610 OEMGeForce GT 520 OEMGeForce GT 610
GeForce GT 520HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)GeForce GT 610 OEMGeForce GT 520 OEMGeForce GT 610
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Shader units4820489648
ROPs42444
Graphics processorGF119Haswell GT2GF119GF119GF119
Process size40 nm22 nm40 nm40 nm40 nm
Memory1024 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
0 Mb System Shared (System Shared)1024 Mb DDR3 (500 MHz
1000 MHz effective)
1024 Mb DDR3 (500 MHz
1000 MHz effective)
1024 Mb DDR3 (898 MHz
1796 MHz effective)
Memory bus width64 bitSystem Shared64 bit64 bit64 bit
Memory bandwidth14.40 Gb/s0.00 Gb/s8.00 Gb/s8.00 Gb/s14.40 Gb/s
Release date13 Apr 20113 Sep 20139 Sep 201220 Aug 20122 Apr 2012

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GT 520
    570
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    570
  • GeForce GT 610
    540
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    540
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    530

Points (higher is better)