GeForce GT 520M vs Radeon R7 350

Place in the ranking	656	1218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Power efficiency	7.09	4.29
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 July 2016 (9 years ago)	5 January 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

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 cores	512	48
Core clock speed	800 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.60	4.800
Floating-point processing power	0.8192 TFLOPS	0.1152 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	32	8
L1 Cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 Cache	256 KB	128 KB

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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:

900p	50−55 +614%	7 −614%
Full HD	90−95 +650%	12 −650%
1200p	50−55 +614%	7 −614%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

5.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how R7 350 and GT 520M compete in popular games:

R7 350 is 614% faster in 900p
R7 350 is 650% faster in 1080p
R7 350 is 614% faster in 1200p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.84	0.64
Recency	6 July 2016	5 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	12 Watt

R7 350 has a 656.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520M, on the other hand, has 358.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 350 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 350 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GT 520M is a notebook one.

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