GeForce GT 520MX vs Mobility Radeon
Aggregated performance score
Mobility Radeon outperforms GeForce GT 520MX by 84% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 978 | 1121 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 2.68 |
| Architecture | Rage 6 (2000−2007) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | M6 | N12P-GVR |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 December 2001 (22 years ago) | 30 May 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Current price | $202 | $2.79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GT 520MX has 13300% better value for money than ATI Mobility.
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 | no data | 48 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 144 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 30 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.43 | 7.2 billion/sec |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 172.8 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Mobility Radeon 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.
| Interface | AGP 4x | 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 | DDR | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 288 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.304 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 API |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | + |
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 | 1.34 | 0.73 |
| Recency | 1 December 2001 | 30 May 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 40 nm |
The Mobility Radeon is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon is a desktop card while GeForce GT 520MX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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