GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs GT 520M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 520M and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms 520M by a whopping 1572% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1229 | 453 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.37 | 11.69 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 48 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 768 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
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:
| 900p | 7
−1471%
| 110−120
+1471%
|
| Full HD | 12
−1567%
| 200−210
+1567%
|
| 1200p | 7
−1471%
| 110−120
+1471%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.00 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1525%
|
130−140
+1525%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
−1400%
|
300−310
+1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1567%
|
200−210
+1567%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1525%
|
130−140
+1525%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1567%
|
100−105
+1567%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1567%
|
200−210
+1567%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80−85
+1500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1525%
|
130−140
+1525%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1567%
|
100−105
+1567%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1452%
|
450−500
+1452%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−1567%
|
50−55
+1567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1543%
|
230−240
+1543%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−1525%
|
65−70
+1525%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1400%
|
30−33
+1400%
|
This is how GT 520M and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 1471% faster in 900p
- GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 1567% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 1471% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 11.37 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 75 Watt |
GT 520M has 525% lower power consumption.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 1572.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.
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