GeForce GT 520 vs GT 650M SLI

Place in the ranking	633	1149
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Power efficiency	no data	1.94
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N13E-GE	GF119
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	768	48
Core clock speed	790 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	835 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	6.480
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	4
TMUs	no data	8

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 data	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.2
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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	79 +558%	12−14 −558%
Full HD	49 +600%	7−8 −600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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8.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Valorant	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Dota 2	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Fortnite	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +617%	6−7 −617%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Valorant	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
World of Tanks	139 +562%	21−24 −562%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Dota 2	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +617%	6−7 −617%
Valorant	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +560%	5−6 −560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
World of Tanks	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Valorant	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Dota 2	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
Valorant	5−6	0−1