GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X vs GT 520MX

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1163not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.50no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF119GP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 May 2011 (13 years ago)18 October 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores481280
Core clock speed900 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors292 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate7.200136.7
Floating-point processing power0.1728 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs880

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 data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeDDR3GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s192.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

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 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2011 18 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 120 Watt

GT 520MX has 500% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520MX and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520MX is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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