UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs GeForce GT 520M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 12 Watt
0.74

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 876% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1162544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency4.25no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameGF108Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (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 cores4864
Core clock speed600 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.800no data
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data

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 x16no data
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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data
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 data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.22
+876%

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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 5039
+904%

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
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 18749
+722%

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
−838%
75−80
+838%
Full HD12
−75%
21
+75%
1200p7
−829%
65−70
+829%
1440p1−2
−1000%
11
+1000%

Cost per frame, $

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−133%
7
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−357%
32
+357%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6
+100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−238%
27
+238%
Fortnite 2−3
−2050%
40−45
+2050%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−271%
26
+271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−480%
55−60
+480%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−300%
20−22
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
World of Tanks 18−20
−484%
110−120
+484%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−186%
20
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−480%
55−60
+480%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−875%
35−40
+875%
World of Tanks 3−4
−1633%
50−55
+1633%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Valorant 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 16
+0%
16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Elden Ring 16
+0%
16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
+0%
12
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 49
+0%
49
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Elden Ring 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+0%
6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Elden Ring 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how GT 520M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 838% faster in 900p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 75% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 829% faster in 1200p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 1000% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 520M is 13% faster.
  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 2050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 520M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 34 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 7.22
Recency 5 January 2011 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 875.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.


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