GT 520 vs GT 610

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking11041101
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Value for money0.010.01
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF119GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2012 (11 years old)13 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $59
Current price$98 (2.5x MSRP)$88 (1.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 610 and GT 520 have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4848
CUDA cores4848
Core clock speed810 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors292 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °C102 °C
Texture fill rate6.5 billion/sec6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance155.5 gflops155.52 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s14.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGADual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 610 0.79
GT 520 0.79

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 610 306
GT 520 308
+0.7%

GT 520 outperforms GT 610 by 1% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 610 370
GT 520 380
+2.7%

GT 520 outperforms GT 610 by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 610 1276
+0.6%
GT 520 1269

GT 610 outperforms GT 520 by 1% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 2 April 2012 13 April 2011
Cost $39.99 $59

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 610 and GeForce GT 520. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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