Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GT 520

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520 and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520
2011
1 GB (DDR3) DDR3, 29 Watt
0.81

RX 7600 XT outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 5398% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking114279
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0177.66
Power efficiency1.9516.34
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF119Navi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 April 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 776500% 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 cores482048
Core clock speed810 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2755 MHz
Number of transistors292 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.480352.6
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 4.0 x8
Length145 mm204 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)16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz (DDR3)2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s288.0 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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

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. 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 0.81
RX 7600 XT 44.53
+5398%

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 520 311
RX 7600 XT 17175
+5423%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 44.53
Recency 13 April 2011 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB (DDR3) 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 190 Watt

GT 520 has 555.2% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 5397.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.


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