HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs GeForce GT 520

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	1101	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code name	GF119	Sandy Bridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)	1 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	no data
Current price	$88 (1.5x MSRP)	$760

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	6
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	810 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	29 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	102 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	6.5 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	155.52 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 520 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB (DDR3)	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz (DDR3)	no data
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	no data
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)	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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)	10.1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Chip lithography

40 nm

32 nm

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