GeForce RTX 2060 vs GT 520M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520M with GeForce RTX 2060, including specs and performance data.

GT 520M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 12 Watt
0.64

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 4838% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1176141
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0135.37
Power efficiency4.2415.70
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF108TU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2011 (14 years ago)7 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 2060 has 353600% better value for money than GT 520M.

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 cores481920
Core clock speed600 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate4.800201.6
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5
DLSS-+

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.

GT 520M 0.64
RTX 2060 31.60
+4838%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 520M 285
RTX 2060 14121
+4855%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 520M 502
RTX 2060 27163
+5311%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 520M 2280
RTX 2060 60454
+2551%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 520M 1319
RTX 2060 71650
+5332%

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:

900p7
−4186%
300−350
+4186%
Full HD12
−900%
120
+900%
1200p7
−4186%
300−350
+4186%
1440p1−2
−7500%
76
+7500%
4K1−2
−4900%
50
+4900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.00
−71.9%
2.91
+71.9%
1440p59.99
−1206%
4.59
+1206%
4K59.99
−759%
6.98
+759%
  • RTX 2060 has 72% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 has 1206% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 has 759% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140
+3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1988%
167
+1988%
Valorant 27−30
−755%
248
+755%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−1285%
270−280
+1285%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%
Dota 2 12−14
−1058%
130−140
+1058%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−6600%
67
+6600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1888%
159
+1888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3300%
136
+3300%
Valorant 27−30
−752%
247
+752%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%
Dota 2 12−14
−1058%
130−140
+1058%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2525%
105
+2525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1425%
122
+1425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1725%
73
+1725%
Valorant 27−30
−459%
162
+459%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−7733%
230−240
+7733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−8700%
85−90
+8700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 27−30
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−347%
67
+347%
Valorant 4−5
−5100%
208
+5100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−4000%
41
+4000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1800%
38
+1800%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 179
+0%
179
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Fortnite 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 141
+0%
141
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 42
+0%
42
+0%
Valorant 241
+0%
241
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how GT 520M and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 4186% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2060 is 900% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 4186% faster in 1200p
  • RTX 2060 is 7500% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 4900% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the RTX 2060 is 8700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 31.60
Recency 5 January 2011 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 160 Watt

GT 520M has 1233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 4837.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.

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