GeForce GTX 460 X2 vs GT 520M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1214 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.32 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | GF104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 11 March 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 336 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 701 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 39.26 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 0.9415 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 56 ×2 |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 292 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s ×2 |
| 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 | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 11 March 2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 160 Watt |
GT 520M has 1233.3% lower power consumption.
GTX 460 X2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520M and GeForce GTX 460 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 X2 is a desktop one.
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