FirePro S9300 X2 vs GeForce GT 520
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1212 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.04 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | Capsaicin |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 31 March 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | $5,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 48 | 4096 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 8,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 102 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.480 | 217.6 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1555 TFLOPS | 6.963 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 256 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 2.7" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-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 | HBM |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB (DDR3) | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 4096 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz (DDR3) | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s ×2 |
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) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2011 | 31 March 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB (DDR3) | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 300 Watt |
GT 520 has 934.5% lower power consumption.
S9300 X2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520 and FirePro S9300 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520 is a desktop graphics card while FirePro S9300 X2 is a workstation one.
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