Radeon Pro W6600M vs GeForce GT 520M

Place in the ranking	1162	224
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	4.25	18.98
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF108	Navi 23
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 January 2011 (14 years ago)	8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1792
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1224 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2034 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	90 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.800	227.8
Floating-point processing power	0.1152 TFLOPS	7.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	224.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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

Pro W6600M 24.76
+3246%

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 286

Pro W6600M 9521
+3229%

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	8 −3150%	260−270 +3150%
Full HD	12 −3233%	400−450 +3233%
1200p	7 −3186%	230−240 +3186%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

5.00

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1443%	100−110 +1443%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
Fortnite	2−3 −6100%	120−130 +6100%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1443%	100−110 +1443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1460%	150−160 +1460%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1233%	80−85 +1233%
World of Tanks	18−20 −1253%	250−260 +1253%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −850%	75−80 +850%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1443%	100−110 +1443%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1460%	150−160 +1460%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 −4275%	170−180 +4275%
World of Tanks	3−4 −5367%	160−170 +5367%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Valorant	5−6 −1240%	65−70 +1240%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −187%	40−45 +187%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −187%	40−45 +187%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −3700%	75−80 +3700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −187%	40−45 +187%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Dota 2	14−16 −187%	40−45 +187%
Valorant	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

80−85

+0%

80−85

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Dota 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Elden Ring	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Dota 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Elden Ring	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Elden Ring	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how GT 520M and Pro W6600M compete in popular games:

Pro W6600M is 3150% faster in 900p
Pro W6600M is 3233% faster in 1080p
Pro W6600M is 3186% faster in 1200p

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro W6600M is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro W6600M is ahead in 35 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.74	24.76
Recency	5 January 2011	8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	90 Watt

GT 520M has 650% lower power consumption.

Pro W6600M, on the other hand, has a 3245.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6600M 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 Radeon Pro W6600M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.