Radeon RX 7600S vs GeForce GT 520M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520M and Radeon RX 7600S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520M
2011
1 GB DDR3, 12 Watt
0.74

RX 7600S outperforms GT 520M by a whopping 5031% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1158120
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency4.3035.29
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Navi 33
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 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 cores481792
Core clock speed600 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2200 MHz
Number of transistors585 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate4.800246.4
Floating-point processing power0.1152 TFLOPS15.77 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s256.0 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 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
OpenCL1.12.2
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
RX 7600S 37.97
+5031%

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
RX 7600S 14646
+5039%

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
RX 7600S 34218
+6716%

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
RX 7600S 79339
+3380%

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
−4900%
400−450
+4900%
Full HD12
−758%
103
+758%
1200p7
−4900%
350−400
+4900%
1440p0−150
4K0−128

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3333%
103
+3333%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1460%
75−80
+1460%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1318%
150−160
+1318%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 85−90
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2117%
130−140
+2117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1460%
75−80
+1460%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1318%
150−160
+1318%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 85−90
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3067%
190
+3067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−660%
75−80
+660%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−303%
120−130
+303%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70
+2233%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1460%
75−80
+1460%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1318%
150−160
+1318%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2617%
163
+2617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−850%
95
+850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−126%
70
+126%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 85−90

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 70−75
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 40−45
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−683%
45−50
+683%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−9150%
180−190
+9150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2000%
60−65
+2000%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 30−35

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2400%
24−27
+2400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 21−24

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1500%
30−35
+1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
+0%
102
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how GT 520M and RX 7600S compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600S is 4900% faster in 900p
  • RX 7600S is 758% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600S is 4900% faster in 1200p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7600S is 9150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7600S is ahead in 35 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 37.97
Recency 5 January 2011 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 75 Watt

GT 520M has 525% lower power consumption.

RX 7600S, on the other hand, has a 5031.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.


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