GeForce RTX 4060 vs GT 520M

Place in performance ranking	1123	51
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	46.88
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	N12P-GP/LV	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 January 2011 (13 years ago)	18 May 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	$299
Current price	$237 (4x MSRP)	$340 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 468700% better value for money than GT 520M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	3072
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	740 / 600 MHz	1830 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.9 billion/sec	236.2
Floating-point performance	129.02 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 520M and GeForce RTX 4060 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	17000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	272.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 0.72

RTX 4060 50.60
+6928%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 520M by 6928% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 520M 280

RTX 4060 19584
+6894%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 520M by 6894% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 520M 2280

RTX 4060 107451
+4613%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 520M by 4613% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GT 520M 502

RTX 4060 38191
+7508%

RTX 4060 outperforms GT 520M by 7508% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 −6329%	450−500 +6329%
Full HD	12 −1108%	145 +1108%
1200p	7 −6329%	450−500 +6329%
1440p	1−2 −7200%	73 +7200%
4K	0−1	44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−4533%

139
+4533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1625%	130−140 +1625%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3467%	107 +3467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2633%	80−85 +2633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2950%	183 +2950%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1625%	130−140 +1625%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2900%	90 +2900%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −10600%	107 +10600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2633%	80−85 +2633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2500%	156 +2500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −7067%	215 +7067%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2567%	80 +2567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −3633%	112 +3633%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2833%	85−90 +2833%
Hitman 3	3−4 −3300%	100−110 +3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2300%	96 +2300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −10900%	110 +10900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −8000%	80−85 +8000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −4900%	50−55 +4900%
Hitman 3	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1060%	58 +1060%

This is how GT 520M and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 is 6329% faster than GT 520M in 900p
RTX 4060 is 1108% faster than GT 520M in 1080p
RTX 4060 is 6329% faster than GT 520M in 1200p
RTX 4060 is 7200% faster than GT 520M in 1440p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4060 is 10900% faster than the GT 520M.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4060 surpassed GT 520M in all 25 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	50.60
Recency	5 January 2011	18 May 2023
Cost	$59.99	$299
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	115 Watt