GeForce RTX 2070 vs GT 520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520 and GeForce RTX 2070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520
2011
1 GB (DDR3) DDR3, 29 Watt
0.82

RTX 2070 outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 4989% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking115398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0132.61
Power efficiency1.9516.45
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF119TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 April 2011 (13 years ago)17 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 2070 has 326000% better value for money than GT 520.

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 cores482304
Core clock speed810 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1620 MHz
Number of transistors292 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.480233.3
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS7.465 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm229 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB (DDR3)8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz (DDR3)1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

GT 520 0.82
RTX 2070 41.73
+4989%

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.

GT 520 316
RTX 2070 16137
+5007%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 520 380
RTX 2070 23186
+6002%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 520 1274
RTX 2070 88025
+6809%

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:

Full HD2−3
−6500%
132
+6500%
1440p1−2
−9000%
91
+9000%
4K1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.50
−680%
3.78
+680%
1440p59.00
−976%
5.48
+976%
4K59.00
−669%
7.68
+669%
  • RTX 2070 has 680% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 has 976% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 has 669% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Fortnite 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 142
+0%
142
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 211
+0%
211
+0%
Valorant 258
+0%
258
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 138
+0%
138
+0%
Far Cry 5 110
+0%
110
+0%
Fortnite 162
+0%
162
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 127
+0%
127
+0%
Metro Exodus 78
+0%
78
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 202
+0%
202
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 158
+0%
158
+0%
Valorant 248
+0%
248
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 130
+0%
130
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 147
+0%
147
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 87
+0%
87
+0%
Valorant 184
+0%
184
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 156
+0%
156
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 243
+0%
243
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 109
+0%
109
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+0%
63
+0%
Valorant 231
+0%
231
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 116
+0%
116
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 63
+0%
63
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 61
+0%
61
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 53
+0%
53
+0%

This is how GT 520 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is 6500% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 is 9000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 is 6400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 41.73
Recency 13 April 2011 17 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB (DDR3) 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 175 Watt

GT 520 has 503.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 4989% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

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