GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs GT 520M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520M and GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 12 Watt
0.73

RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 3975% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1168193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency4.2918.26
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF108TU106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)29 January 2019 (6 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.

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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 cores481920
Core clock speed600 MHz960 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1200 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate4.800144.0
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 520M 0.73
RTX 2060 Mobile 29.75
+3975%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 520M 502
RTX 2060 Mobile 21262
+4135%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 520M 2280
RTX 2060 Mobile 57644
+2428%

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:

900p8
−3650%
300−350
+3650%
Full HD12
−758%
103
+758%
1200p7
−3900%
280−290
+3900%
1440p1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%
4K1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.00no data
1440p59.99no data
4K59.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−933%
31
+933%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2029%
149
+2029%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1900%
100
+1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−700%
24
+700%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−678%
70
+678%
Fortnite 2−3
−7100%
140−150
+7100%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1657%
123
+1657%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−2370%
247
+2370%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−800%
45
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1600%
100−110
+1600%
World of Tanks 18−20
−1342%
270−280
+1342%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−427%
55−60
+427%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−600%
21
+600%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1256%
122
+1256%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1429%
107
+1429%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−740%
84
+740%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4275%
170−180
+4275%
World of Tanks 3−4
−6467%
190−200
+6467%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14
+367%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2250%
90−95
+2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%
Valorant 5−6
−1640%
87
+1640%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−267%
55−60
+267%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−267%
55−60
+267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4800%
98
+4800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−267%
55−60
+267%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6
+200%
Dota 2 14−16
−480%
87
+480%
Valorant 1−2
−4000%
41
+4000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
Valorant 140
+0%
140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
Dota 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Metro Exodus 61
+0%
61
+0%
Valorant 81
+0%
81
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Dota 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 123
+0%
123
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 29
+0%
29
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+0%
61
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how GT 520M and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 3650% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 758% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 3900% faster in 1200p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 6400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 4100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 29.75
Recency 5 January 2011 29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 115 Watt

GT 520M has 858.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3975.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.


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