GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GT 520M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 520M with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3090 Ti outperforms 520M by a whopping 10077% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1248 | 17 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 17.91 |
| Power efficiency | 4.45 | 12.07 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 27 January 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59.99 | $1,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 3090 Ti has 179000% better value for money than GT 520M.
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 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1860 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 625.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 40 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 112 |
| TMUs | 8 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 10.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 6 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 336 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 1.01 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 7
−9900%
| 700−750
+9900%
|
| Full HD | 12
−1650%
| 210
+1650%
|
| 1200p | 7
−9900%
| 700−750
+9900%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−14100%
| 142
+14100%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 101 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.00
+90.4%
| 9.52
−90.4%
|
| 1440p | 59.99
−326%
| 14.08
+326%
|
| 4K | no data | 19.79 |
- GT 520M has 90% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 3090 Ti has 326% lower cost per frame in 1440p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−21800%
|
219
+21800%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
−4825%
|
190−200
+4825%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−20000%
|
201
+20000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−5580%
|
280−290
+5580%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
−4825%
|
190−200
+4825%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2063%
|
170−180
+2063%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1386%
|
400−450
+1386%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
−1290%
|
270−280
+1290%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−17200%
|
173
+17200%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1708%
|
217
+1708%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−5580%
|
280−290
+5580%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 178 |
| Palworld | 4−5
−4825%
|
190−200
+4825%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2063%
|
170−180
+2063%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−6467%
|
394
+6467%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1386%
|
400−450
+1386%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−15100%
|
152
+15100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1525%
|
195
+1525%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−5580%
|
280−290
+5580%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2063%
|
170−180
+2063%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3117%
|
193
+3117%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1386%
|
400−450
+1386%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Palworld | 4−5
−4825%
|
190−200
+4825%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−11050%
|
220−230
+11050%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−17100%
|
500−550
+17100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2400%
|
170−180
+2400%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−12350%
|
240−250
+12350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−17900%
|
180−190
+17900%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−15000%
|
150−160
+15000%
|
| Palworld | 1−2
−13500%
|
130−140
+13500%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1107%
|
181
+1107%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−5217%
|
300−350
+5217%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3850%
|
75−80
+3850%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 170
+0%
|
170
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 151
+0%
|
151
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 84
+0%
|
84
+0%
|
| Palworld | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 184
+0%
|
184
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Palworld | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
This is how GT 520M and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:
- RTX 3090 Ti is 9900% faster in 900p
- RTX 3090 Ti is 1650% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3090 Ti is 9900% faster in 1200p
- RTX 3090 Ti is 14100% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 21800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3090 Ti performs better in 33 tests (52%)
- there's a draw in 31 tests (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 70.22 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 27 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 450 Watt |
GT 520M has 3650% lower power consumption.
RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 10077% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.
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