GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GT 520MX

Place in the ranking	1160	11
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.27
Power efficiency	2.54	11.91
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF119	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2011 (13 years ago)	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	48	10752
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1560 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1860 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.200	625.0
Floating-point processing power	0.1728 TFLOPS	40 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	112
TMUs	8	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	336 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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 type	DDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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.

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

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 520MX 0.73

RTX 3090 Ti 76.92
+10437%

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 520MX 283

RTX 3090 Ti 29672
+10385%

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 520MX 597

RTX 3090 Ti 69481
+11548%

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 HD	2−3 −11100%	224 +11100%
1440p	1−2 −15000%	151 +15000%
4K	1−2 −10500%	106 +10500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	8.92
1440p	no data	13.24
4K	no data	18.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−7200%

219
+7200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −3060%	150−160 +3060%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −6600%	201 +6600%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −19100%	190−200 +19100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2480%	120−130 +2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2400%	270−280 +2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −5450%	300−350 +5450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −397%	150−160 +397%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −3060%	150−160 +3060%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5667%	173 +5667%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −19100%	190−200 +19100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2480%	120−130 +2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2400%	270−280 +2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	120−130
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −5450%	300−350 +5450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1590%	160−170 +1590%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −397%	150−160 +397%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −3060%	150−160 +3060%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4967%	152 +4967%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2480%	120−130 +2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −2400%	270−280 +2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −5450%	300−350 +5450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1830%	193 +1830%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −319%	130 +319%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

120−130

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	160−170
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −11100%	110−120 +11100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −10300%	104 +10300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −8300%	80−85 +8300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1783%	110−120 +1783%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −6667%	200−210 +6667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −11900%	240−250 +11900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3967%

120−130
+3967%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

65−70

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −6500%	65−70 +6500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	73
Far Cry 5	0−1	50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4350%

85−90
+4350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	160 +0%	160 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	138 +0%	138 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	123 +0%	123 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	108 +0%	108 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Hitman 3	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	173 +0%	173 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 +0%	53 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70 +0%	70 +0%

This is how GT 520MX and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 Ti is 11100% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti is 15000% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti is 10500% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 19100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3090 Ti is ahead in 35 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.73	76.92
Recency	30 May 2011	27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	450 Watt

GT 520MX has 2150% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 10437% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520MX is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.