Radeon DDR VIVO vs GeForce GT 520

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1105not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code nameGF119Rage 6
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 April 2011 (13 years ago)14 August 2001 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 no data
Current price$88 (1.5x MSRP)$498

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48no data
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz183 MHz
Number of transistors292 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.5 billion/sec1.098
Floating-point performance155.52 gflopsno 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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB (DDR3)64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz (DDR3)366 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s5.856 GB/s

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 VGA, 2x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)7.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.21.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2011 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB (DDR3) 64 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 180 nm

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