GeForce GT 520 vs GTX 470
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GT 520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 470 outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 883% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 528 | 1155 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.18 | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 2.58 | 1.95 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GF119 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 13 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $59 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 470 has 11700% 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 cores | 448 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 607 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 29 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | 102 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 34.05 | 6.480 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.089 TFLOPS | 0.1555 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | 16x PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | 2.7" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 1 GB (DDR3) |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1674 MHz (3348 data rate) | 900 MHz (DDR3) |
| Memory bandwidth | 133.9 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 | Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI | Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional) |
| Multi monitor support | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | Internal |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 52
+940%
| 5−6
−940%
|
| Full HD | 65
+983%
| 6−7
−983%
|
| 1200p | 53
+960%
| 5−6
−960%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.37
+83.1%
| 9.83
−83.1%
|
- GTX 470 has 83% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+888%
|
8−9
−888%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+900%
|
12−14
−900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 55−60
+1060%
|
5−6
−1060%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+888%
|
8−9
−888%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 64
+967%
|
6−7
−967%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+900%
|
2−3
−900%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+888%
|
8−9
−888%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
+1060%
|
5−6
−1060%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+900%
|
4−5
−900%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+975%
|
8−9
−975%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 35−40
+1200%
|
3−4
−1200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 470 and GT 520 compete in popular games:
- GTX 470 is 940% faster in 900p
- GTX 470 is 983% faster in 1080p
- GTX 470 is 960% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.98 | 0.71 |
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 13 April 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 1 GB (DDR3) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 29 Watt |
GTX 470 has a 883.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 641.4% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.
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