GeForce RTX 3080 vs GT 520

Place in performance ranking	1103	23
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	23.51
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GF119	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	$699
Current price	$88 (1.5x MSRP)	$823 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 235000% better value for money than GT 520.

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 cores	48	8704
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1450 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	102 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	6.5 billion/sec	465.1
Floating-point performance	155.52 gflops	no 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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	285 mm
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB (DDR3)	10 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz (DDR3)	19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 520 0.80

RTX 3080 65.40
+8075%

RTX 3080 outperforms GT 520 by 8075% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 520 310

RTX 3080 25306
+8063%

RTX 3080 outperforms GT 520 by 8063% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 520 380

RTX 3080 39257
+10231%

RTX 3080 outperforms GT 520 by 10231% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 520 1271

RTX 3080 167319
+13064%

RTX 3080 outperforms GT 520 by 13064% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD	2−3 −8100%	164 +8100%
1440p	1−2 −12100%	122 +12100%
4K	1−2 −8400%	85 +8400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.80	65.40
Recency	13 April 2011	16 September 2020
Cost	$59	$699
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB (DDR3)	10 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	320 Watt