GeForce GT 520 vs GTX TITAN BLACK

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK and GeForce GT 520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX TITAN BLACK
2014
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
21.92
+2747%

GTX TITAN BLACK outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 2747% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2761192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.570.01
Power efficiency6.682.02
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK110BGF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 February 2014 (11 years ago)13 April 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GTX TITAN BLACK has 35600% better value for money than GT 520.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores288048
Core clock speed889 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate235.26.480
Floating-point processing power5.645 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs484
TMUs2408

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 supportPCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount6 GB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s14.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 TITAN BLACK 21.92
+2747%
GT 520 0.77

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.

GTX TITAN BLACK 9184
+2752%
GT 520 322

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 TITAN BLACK 11690
+2976%
GT 520 380

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.

GTX TITAN BLACK 29205
+2189%
GT 520 1276

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.92 0.77
Recency 18 February 2014 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 29 Watt

GTX TITAN BLACK has a 2746.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 762.1% lower power consumption.

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

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