GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics

Place in the ranking	874	1145
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Power efficiency	no data	1.91
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	no data	GF119
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	862	48
Core clock speed	685 / 600 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	6.480
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	4
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3,GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.2
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	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 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 2.10
+159%

GT 520 0.81

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.

HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics 875
+130%

GT 520 380

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:

Full HD

18
+200%

6−7

−200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

9.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

This is how HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics and GT 520 compete in popular games:

HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.10	0.81
Recency	15 May 2012	13 April 2011
Chip lithography	32 nm	40 nm

HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics has a 159.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics is a notebook card while GeForce GT 520 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.