NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M. Ranked 873 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer NVIDIA, year of manufacture 2011, process technology 40 nm, power consumption 12 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 740 / 600 MHz, capable of overclocking up to . On board is 1536 MB of memory with a clock rate of 800 MHz and a bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		976
Value for money (0-100):		10.45
Architecture:		Fermi
Code name:		GF108
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		5 January 2011 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP):		$59.99
Price now:		$237 (4x MSRP)
Value for money:		0.02
GPU code name:		N12P-GP/LV
Market segment:		Laptop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		48
Core clock speed:		740 / 600 MHz
Transistor count:		585 million
Manufacturing process technology:		40 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		12 Watt
Texture fill rate:		5.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance:		129.02 gflops
CUDA cores:		48
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		48
Number of transistors:		585 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		12 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M.

Memory type:		DDR3
Maximum RAM amount:		1536 MB
Memory bus width:		64 Bit
Memory clock speed:		800 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		12.8 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		No outputs

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

CUDA:		+
Optimus:		+
Verde Drivers:		+
DirectCompute:		+

API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 API
OpenGL:		4.5
Vulkan:		N/A
Shader Model:		5.1
OpenCL:		1.1

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.