GeForce GT 520MX vs HD Graphics

Place in the ranking	1154	1167
Place by popularity	96	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.54	2.52
Architecture	Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 April 2012 (12 years ago)	30 May 2011 (13 years ago)

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	48	48
Core clock speed	650 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	392 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.300	7.200
Floating-point processing power	0.1008 TFLOPS	0.1728 TFLOPS
ROPs	1	4
TMUs	6	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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	IGP	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	System Shared	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

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

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.0	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.80	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. 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.

HD Graphics 0.78
+6.8%

GT 520MX 0.73

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.

HD Graphics 298
+6%

GT 520MX 281

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

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Fortnite	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%