RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GT 520 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated63
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGF119AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 August 2012 (11 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649
Current price$100 no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores962816
Core clock speed589 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2130 MHz
Number of transistors292 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate9.424187.4
Floating-point performance269.2 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length145 mm168 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s256.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.18.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 August 2012 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 70 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520 OEM and RTX 2000 Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.


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