GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs GT 520M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520M with GeForce RTX 2070 Super, including specs and performance data.

GT 520M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 12 Watt
0.74

RTX 2070 Super outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 6291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking116171
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0141.48
Power efficiency4.2315.08
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF108TU104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2011 (13 years ago)9 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 Super has 414700% better value for money than GT 520M.

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 cores482560
Core clock speed600 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors585 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate4.800283.2
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS9.062 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s448.0 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 Dependent1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
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 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 0.74
RTX 2070 Super 47.29
+6291%

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 520M 285
RTX 2070 Super 18221
+6293%

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 2070 Super 34964
+6865%

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 2070 Super 89209
+3813%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 520M 1326
RTX 2070 Super 99291
+7388%

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
−6150%
500−550
+6150%
Full HD12
−1000%
132
+1000%
1200p7
−5614%
400−450
+5614%
1440p1−2
−7900%
80
+7900%
4K0−149

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.003.78
1440p59.996.24
4Kno data10.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3033%
94
+3033%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1980%
104
+1980%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3867%
119
+3867%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−15700%
158
+15700%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2220%
116
+2220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2436%
279
+2436%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 122
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3283%
203
+3283%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−639%
229
+639%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−3340%
172
+3340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2160%
113
+2160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2355%
270
+2355%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 92
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3200%
198
+3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−870%
95−100
+870%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−594%
215
+594%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1200%
65
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2933%
91
+2933%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1980%
104
+1980%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1318%
156
+1318%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2683%
167
+2683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−900%
100
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−119%
68
+119%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 114

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 118
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8500%
86
+8500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 57
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1083%
71
+1083%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−3833%
118
+3833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−10650%
215
+10650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95
+3067%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 48

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 32

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2850%
59
+2850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Battlefield 5 183
+0%
183
+0%
Far Cry 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 277
+0%
277
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 74
+0%
74
+0%
Battlefield 5 172
+0%
172
+0%
Far Cry 5 120
+0%
120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 258
+0%
258
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
+0%
73
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+0%
255
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+0%
123
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Hitman 3 42
+0%
42
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 78
+0%
78
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 44
+0%
44
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+0%
65
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
+0%
29
+0%

This is how GT 520M and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 6150% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 1000% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 5614% faster in 1200p
  • RTX 2070 Super is 7900% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 15700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super is ahead in 35 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 47.29
Recency 5 January 2011 9 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 215 Watt

GT 520M has 1691.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super, on the other hand, has a 6290.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop one.


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