Radeon R5 A230 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) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | Jet |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | no data |
| Current price | $88 (1.5x MSRP) | no data |
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 | 320 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 855 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 102 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 6.5 billion/sec | 17.10 |
| Floating-point performance | 155.52 gflops | 547.2 gflops |
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 x8 |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
| Height | 2.7" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB (DDR3) | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz (DDR3) | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 16 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 Connectors | Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional) | No outputs |
| 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) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2011 | 7 January 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB (DDR3) | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520 and Radeon R5 A230. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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