Radeon 610M vs GeForce GT 520M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520M with Radeon 610M, including specs and performance data.

GT 520M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 12 Watt
0.74

610M outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1156787
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency4.2613.13
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Dragon Range
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2011 (13 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59.99 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 cores48128
Core clock speed600 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate4.80017.60
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS0.5632 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88
Ray Tracing Coresno data2

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 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
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 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data
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 DependentPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
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 520M 0.74
Radeon 610M 2.85
+285%

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
Radeon 610M 1099
+286%

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
Radeon 610M 2863
+470%

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
Radeon 610M 12065
+429%

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:

900p8
−275%
30−35
+275%
Full HD12
−8.3%
13
+8.3%
1200p7
−243%
24−27
+243%
1440p14−16
−336%
61
+336%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.00no data
1440p4.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−100%
21−24
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 7−8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−100%
21−24
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 7−8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−133%
14
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−100%
21−24
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−66.7%
10
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 7−8

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 5−6
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 2−3
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how GT 520M and Radeon 610M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 610M is 275% faster in 900p
  • Radeon 610M is 8% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 610M is 243% faster in 1200p
  • Radeon 610M is 336% faster in 1440p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 520M is 43% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 610M is 750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 520M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Radeon 610M is ahead in 33 tests (61%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (37%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 2.85
Recency 5 January 2011 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

GT 520M has 25% lower power consumption.

Radeon 610M, on the other hand, has a 285.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 610M 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 Radeon 610M is a desktop 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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