Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs GeForce GT 520MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520MX and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520MX
2011
1 GB DDR3, 20 Watt
0.73

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms GT 520MX by a whopping 2249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1158315
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.52no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGF119Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2011 (13 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

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 cores487
Core clock speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors292 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattno data
Texture fill rate7.200no data
Floating-point processing power0.1728 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

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 speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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.

DirectX12 API12_2
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 520MX 0.73
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.15
+2249%

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 520MX 597
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 11795
+1877%

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 520MX 2620
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+1373%

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:

Full HD1−2
−3300%
34
+3300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−680%
35−40
+680%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%
Hitman 3 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−682%
85−90
+682%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 45−50
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−850%
55−60
+850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−680%
35−40
+680%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%
Hitman 3 5−6
−560%
30−35
+560%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−682%
85−90
+682%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 45−50
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−850%
55−60
+850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−420%
52
+420%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−680%
35−40
+680%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2100%
110−120
+2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2173%
250−260
+2173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−120%
22
+120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 18−20
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1900%
20−22
+1900%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−5150%
100−110
+5150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10
Far Cry 5 0−1 9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GT 520MX and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 3300% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 5150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is ahead in 21 test (37%)
  • there's a draw in 36 tests (63%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 17.15
Recency 30 May 2011 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 2249.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.


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