GeForce GT 520 vs GTX 1050 Ti

Place in performance ranking	309	1105
Place by popularity	7	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.90	0.01
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	$59
Current price	$207 (1.5x MSRP)	$88 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti has 58900% better value for money than GT 520.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	768	48
CUDA cores	768	48
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	102 °C
Texture fill rate	66.82	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,138 gflops	155.52 gflops

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).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	no data
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.

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/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.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.36
+1945%

GT 520 0.80

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms GT 520 by 1945% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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%

GTX 1050 Ti 6317
+1944%

GT 520 309

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms GT 520 by 1944% 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%

GTX 1050 Ti 7485
+1870%

GT 520 380

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms GT 520 by 1870% 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%

GTX 1050 Ti 20163
+1486%

GT 520 1271

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms GT 520 by 1486% 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.

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	53 +2550%	2−3 −2550%
1440p	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
4K	27 +2600%	1−2 −2600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

500−550
+1823%

24−27

−1823%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	950−1000 +1879%	48 −1879%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Battlefield 5	1050−1100 +1881%	53 −1881%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1870%	30−35 −1870%
Cyberpunk 2077	500−550 +1823%	24−27 −1823%
Far Cry 5	750−800 +1874%	35−40 −1874%
Far Cry New Dawn	850−900 +1832%	40−45 −1832%
Forza Horizon 4	1400−1450 +1929%	69 −1929%
Hitman 3	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1300−1350 +1900%	65−70 −1900%
Metro Exodus	1100−1150 +1864%	56 −1864%
Red Dead Redemption 2	900−950 +1900%	45−50 −1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1350−1400 +1915%	67 −1915%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1050−1100 +1919%	50−55 −1919%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	800−850 +1900%	40 −1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Battlefield 5	850−900 +1832%	44 −1832%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1870%	30−35 −1870%
Cyberpunk 2077	500−550 +1823%	24−27 −1823%
Far Cry 5	700−750 +1900%	35 −1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	800−850 +1851%	41 −1851%
Forza Horizon 4	1550−1600 +1913%	75−80 −1913%
Hitman 3	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1300−1350 +1900%	65−70 −1900%
Metro Exodus	900−950 +1900%	45 −1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	900−950 +1900%	45−50 −1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1000−1050 +1900%	50 −1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1000−1050 +1941%	49 −1941%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1050−1100 +1919%	50−55 −1919%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	450−500 +1775%	24 −1775%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	650−700 +1870%	30−35 −1870%
Cyberpunk 2077	500−550 +1823%	24−27 −1823%
Far Cry 5	550−600 +1937%	27 −1937%
Forza Horizon 4	900−950 +1900%	45 −1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	900−950 +1900%	45 −1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	850−900 +1877%	43 −1877%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	500−550 +1823%	26 −1823%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1050−1100 +1919%	50−55 −1919%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

900−950
+1900%

45−50

−1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Far Cry New Dawn	550−600 +1797%	29 −1797%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	300−310 +1665%	16−18 −1665%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	280−290 +1900%	14−16 −1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	400−450 +1900%	20−22 −1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	180−190 +1900%	9−10 −1900%
Far Cry 5	550−600 +1937%	27−30 −1937%
Forza Horizon 4	600−650 +1835%	30−35 −1835%
Hitman 3	350−400 +1742%	18−20 −1742%
Horizon Zero Dawn	650−700 +1931%	32 −1931%
Metro Exodus	550−600 +1797%	29 −1797%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	600−650 +1900%	30 −1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +1844%	18−20 −1844%
Watch Dogs: Legion	200−210 +1900%	10−11 −1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

550−600
+1937%

27−30

−1937%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	300−310 +1775%	16−18 −1775%
Far Cry New Dawn	240−250 +1900%	12−14 −1900%
Hitman 3	240−250 +1900%	12−14 −1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +1844%	18−20 −1844%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200−210 +1900%	10−11 −1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +1775%	16−18 −1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +1900%	9−10 −1900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160−170 +1900%	8−9 −1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	160−170 +1900%	8−9 −1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +1900%	3−4 −1900%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +1900%	9−10 −1900%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +1900%	20 −1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +1844%	18 −1844%
Metro Exodus	280−290 +1900%	14 −1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +1900%	6−7 −1900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

300−310
+1900%

14−16

−1900%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and GT 520 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti is 2550% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti is 2900% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Ti is 2600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.36	0.80
Recency	25 October 2016	13 April 2011
Cost	$139	$59
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	29 Watt