Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GT 520MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520MX and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520MX
2011
1 GB DDR3, 20 Watt
0.73

Vega 7 outperforms GT 520MX by a whopping 923% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1163532
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Power efficiency2.5011.38
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF119Cezanne
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2011 (13 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores48448
Core clock speed900 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors292 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate7.20053.20
Floating-point processing power0.1728 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs828

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 x16IGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

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
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
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 520MX 0.73
Vega 7 7.47
+923%

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
Vega 7 5249
+780%

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 HD2−3
−1000%
22
+1000%
1440p3−4
−967%
32
+967%
4K1−2
−1500%
16
+1500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−868%
300−310
+868%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−868%
300−310
+868%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−868%
300−310
+868%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Hitman 3 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

This is how GT 520MX and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Vega 7 is 1000% faster in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 967% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 1500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 7.47
Recency 30 May 2011 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 45 Watt

GT 520MX has 125% lower power consumption.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has a 923.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.


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