Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 520 PCI

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF119no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 April 2011 (14 years ago)30 October 2024 (less than a year 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 cores4840
Core clock speed810 MHzno data
Number of transistors292 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate6.480no data
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data
L1 Cache64 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIno data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3LPDDR5x-8533
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHz8533 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2011 30 October 2024
Chip lithography 40 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 45 Watt

GT 520 PCI has 55.2% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520 PCI and M4 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520 PCI is a desktop graphics card while Apple M4 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 PCI
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