Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GT 520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

GT 520
2011
1 GB (DDR3) DDR3, 29 Watt
0.81

Vega 7 outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 822% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1145532
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.9111.38
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF119Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 April 2011 (13 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48448
Core clock speed810 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors292 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.48053.20
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs828

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length145 mmno data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GB (DDR3)System Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHz (DDR3)System Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)No outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
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.

GT 520 0.81
Vega 7 7.47
+822%

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.

GT 520 380
Vega 7 3348
+781%

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 HD2−3
−1000%
22
+1000%
1440p3−4
−967%
32
+967%
4K1−2
−1500%
16
+1500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p29.50no data
1440p19.67no data
4K59.00no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 7.47
Recency 13 April 2011 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 45 Watt

GT 520 has 55.2% lower power consumption.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has a 822.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520 is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 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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