Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GT 520M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 520M with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms 520M by a whopping 3566% 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 | 1228 | 256 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.32 | 54.34 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 26 February 2024 (1 year 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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1152 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 12 MB |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
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 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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
−3471%
| 250−260
+3471%
|
| Full HD | 12
−3233%
| 400−450
+3233%
|
| 1200p | 7
−3471%
| 250−260
+3471%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.00 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−3525%
|
290−300
+3525%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−3521%
|
1050−1100
+3521%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
−3400%
|
700−750
+3400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−3233%
|
400−450
+3233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−3400%
|
35−40
+3400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−3525%
|
290−300
+3525%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−3521%
|
1050−1100
+3521%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−3233%
|
400−450
+3233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−3525%
|
290−300
+3525%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3500%
|
180−190
+3500%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−3521%
|
1050−1100
+3521%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3233%
|
100−105
+3233%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−3233%
|
100−105
+3233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−3471%
|
250−260
+3471%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−3400%
|
35−40
+3400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3400%
|
35−40
+3400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−3471%
|
500−550
+3471%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−3400%
|
140−150
+3400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3400%
|
70−75
+3400%
|
This is how GT 520M and Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 3471% faster in 900p
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 3233% faster in 1080p
- Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is 3471% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.67 | 24.56 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 26 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
GT 520M has 191.7% lower power consumption.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3565.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520M is a notebook graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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