GeForce GT 520 vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce GT 520, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
30.58
+4207%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 4207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1501161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.430.01
Power efficiency16.161.94
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP104GF119
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GTX 1080 Mobile has 414200% better value for money than GT 520.

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 cores256048
Core clock speed1607 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °C102 °C
Texture fill rate283.46.480
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs1608

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVIDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support++
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

GTX 1080 Mobile 30.58
+4207%
GT 520 0.71

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.

GTX 1080 Mobile 21394
+5530%
GT 520 380

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 HD115
+5650%
2−3
−5650%
1440p71
+7000%
1−2
−7000%
4K55
+5400%
1−2
−5400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.35
+579%
29.50
−579%
1440p7.04
+738%
59.00
−738%
4K9.09
+549%
59.00
−549%
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 579% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 738% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile has 549% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+4650%
4−5
−4650%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 115
+5650%
2−3
−5650%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+4650%
4−5
−4650%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Far Cry 5 91
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
Fortnite 143
+4667%
3−4
−4667%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+5100%
2−3
−5100%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+4300%
3−4
−4300%
Valorant 188
+4600%
4−5
−4600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 112
+5500%
2−3
−5500%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+4650%
4−5
−4650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+4500%
6−7
−4500%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Dota 2 130−140
+4500%
3−4
−4500%
Far Cry 5 117
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Fortnite 201
+4925%
4−5
−4925%
Forza Horizon 4 106
+5200%
2−3
−5200%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+5100%
2−3
−5100%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+5850%
2−3
−5850%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Metro Exodus 73
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
+5650%
2−3
−5650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+4633%
3−4
−4633%
Valorant 186
+4550%
4−5
−4550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Dota 2 120
+5900%
2−3
−5900%
Far Cry 5 108
+5300%
2−3
−5300%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Hogwarts Legacy 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 91
+4450%
2−3
−4450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Valorant 137
+4467%
3−4
−4467%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150
+4900%
3−4
−4900%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+8000%
1−2
−8000%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+4460%
5−6
−4460%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Metro Exodus 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+4275%
4−5
−4275%
Valorant 183
+4475%
4−5
−4475%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 86
+8500%
1−2
−8500%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+4250%
2−3
−4250%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+5900%
1−2
−5900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
+4300%
2−3
−4300%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Valorant 178
+4350%
4−5
−4350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Dota 2 95−100
+4850%
2−3
−4850%
Far Cry 5 40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 61
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 42 0−1

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and GT 520 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 5650% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 7000% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 5400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.58 0.71
Recency 15 August 2016 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 29 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 4207% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 417.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 520 is a desktop one.

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