GeForce GT 520MX vs GTX 650

Place in performance ranking	620	1124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	2.68
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK107	N12P-GVR
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	30 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$207 (1.9x MSRP)	$2.79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 520MX has 644% better value for money than GTX 650.

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	384	48
CUDA cores	384	48
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion/sec	7.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	172.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 650 and GeForce GT 520MX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	no data

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	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	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 650 4.53
+521%

GT 520MX 0.73

GTX 650 outperforms GT 520MX by 521% 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 650 1749
+525%

GT 520MX 280

GTX 650 outperforms GT 520MX by 525% in Passmark.

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 650 4474
+207%

GT 520MX 1458

GTX 650 outperforms GT 520MX by 207% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 650 14
+250%

GT 520MX 4

GTX 650 outperforms GT 520MX by 250% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

+500%

3−4
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Hitman 3	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+500%

3−4
−500%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+500%

2−3
−500%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.53	0.73
Recency	6 September 2012	30 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	20 Watt