GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 550 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 550 Mobile with GeForce GT 520, including specs and performance data.

RX 550 Mobile
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
6.82
+753%

RX 550 Mobile outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 753% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5661153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.470.01
Power efficiency9.581.94
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameLexaGF119
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 550 Mobile has 44600% better value for money than GT 520.

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 cores64048
Core clock speed1100 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1287 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate51.486.480
Floating-point processing power1.647 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount2 GB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

RX 550 Mobile 6.82
+753%
GT 520 0.80

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.

RX 550 Mobile 3645
+859%
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 HD16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.00
+1080%
59.00
−1080%
  • RX 550 Mobile has 1080% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+900%
1−2
−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Fortnite 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Valorant 70−75
+800%
8−9
−800%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7 0−1
Battlefield 5 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Counter-Strike 2 4 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+792%
12−14
−792%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Dota 2 45
+800%
5−6
−800%
Far Cry 5 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Fortnite 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Metro Exodus 4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Valorant 70−75
+800%
8−9
−800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Dota 2 43
+760%
5−6
−760%
Far Cry 5 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Forza Horizon 5 8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Valorant 70−75
+800%
8−9
−800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+900%
5−6
−900%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9 0−1
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+875%
4−5
−875%
Valorant 70−75
+825%
8−9
−825%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7 0−1

This is how RX 550 Mobile and GT 520 compete in popular games:

  • RX 550 Mobile is 1500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.82 0.80
Recency 2 July 2017 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 29 Watt

RX 550 Mobile has a 752.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 72.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 520 is a desktop one.

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