RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB vs GeForce GT 520 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 20 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 589 MHz | 495 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1170 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.424 | 149.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2692 TFLOPS | 9.585 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 4 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 4 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 | 145 mm | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 August 2012 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 70 Watt |
GT 520 OEM has 141.4% lower power consumption.
RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520 OEM and RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520 OEM is a desktop graphics card while RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB is a mobile workstation one.
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