GMA 3150 vs GeForce GT 520

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1225	1617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	2.08	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code name	GF119	Pineview
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 April 2011 (15 years ago)	9 May 2007 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	16
Core clock speed	810 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	123 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	13 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	102 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	6.480	0.8
Floating-point processing power	0.1555 TFLOPS	0.0128 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	1
TMUs	8	2
L1 Cache	64 KB	no data
L2 Cache	128 KB	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCI
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB (DDR3)	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	900 MHz (DDR3)	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0c
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.2	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

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Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2011	9 May 2007
Chip lithography	40 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	13 Watt