Radeon RX 6950 XT vs GeForce GT 520MX

Place in the ranking	1158	15
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	27.10
Power efficiency	2.53	15.08
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF119	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2011 (13 years ago)	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,099

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	5120
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1925 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2324 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	335 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.200	743.7
Floating-point processing power	0.1728 TFLOPS	23.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	128
TMUs	8	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-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	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	576.0 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, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

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	6.5
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 520MX 0.73

RX 6950 XT 73.00
+9900%

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 520MX 283

RX 6950 XT 28161
+9851%

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

RX 6950 XT 72228
+12009%

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

RX 6950 XT 119918
+4478%

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 HD	2−3 −11000%	222 +11000%
1440p	1−2 −13400%	135 +13400%
4K	0−1	87

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.95
1440p	no data	8.14
4K	no data	12.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−5267%

161
+5267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2920%	150−160 +2920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4667%	143 +4667%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −18000%	180−190 +18000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2480%	120−130 +2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2300%	260−270 +2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −5117%	300−350 +5117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −394%	150−160 +394%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2920%	150−160 +2920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4167%	128 +4167%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −18000%	180−190 +18000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2480%	120−130 +2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2300%	260−270 +2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −7267%	442 +7267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1490%	150−160 +1490%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −394%	150−160 +394%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −2920%	150−160 +2920%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3967%	122 +3967%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2480%	120−130 +2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2791%	318 +2791%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −6500%	396 +6500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −2060%	216 +2060%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −245%	107 +245%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

120−130

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	160−170
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −11100%	110−120 +11100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	85−90
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −9200%	93 +9200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −8300%	80−85 +8300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1683%	100−110 +1683%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −8400%	255 +8400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −11900%	240−250 +11900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3833%

110−120
+3833%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −6000%	60−65 +6000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	55−60
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4000%

80−85
+4000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	132 +0%	132 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 +0%	294 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Hitman 3	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	144 +0%	144 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +0%	46 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	172 +0%	172 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +0%	65 +0%

This is how GT 520MX and RX 6950 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is 11000% faster in 1080p
RX 6950 XT is 13400% faster in 1440p

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6950 XT is 18000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6950 XT is ahead in 35 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.73	73.00
Recency	30 May 2011	10 May 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	335 Watt

GT 520MX has 1575% lower power consumption.

RX 6950 XT, on the other hand, has a 9900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520MX is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6950 XT is a desktop one.

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