GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)

GeForce GT 520
Memory: 1024Mb DDR3DESKTOP
Release date: 13 Apr 2011
GeForce GT 520
GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
Memory: 1024Mb DDR3DESKTOP
Release date: 22 Aug 2014
GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
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Summary

Reasons to consider GeForce GT 520

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications

No clear winner declared

We have no data to declare a winner at this time.


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
GPU NameGF119 (GF119-300-A1)vsGF119 (GF119-300-A1)
Fab Process40 nmvs40 nm
Die Size79 mm²vs79 mm²
Transistors292 millionvs292 million
Shaders48vs48
Compute Units1vs1
Core clock810 MHzvs810 MHz
ROPs4vs4
TMUs8vs8

Memory Configuration

GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
Memory TypeDDR3vsDDR3
Bus Width64 bitvs64 bit
Memory Speed900 MHz
1800 MHz effective
vs898 MHz
1796 MHz effective
Memory Size1024 Mbvs1024 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GT 520GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
TDP29 wattsvs29 watts
Release Date13 Apr 2011vs22 Aug 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GT 520
    1.62 GP/s
  • GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
    1.62 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GT 520
    6.48 GT/s
  • GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
    6.48 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GT 520
    14.40 GB/s
  • GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
    14.37 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GT 520
    155.50 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GT 710 (Fermi)
    155.52 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better