GeForce GT 520 vs GT 630

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630 and GeForce GT 520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 630
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
1.75
+116%

GT 630 outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9241143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.080.01
Power efficiency1.881.95
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF108GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 630 has 700% better value for money than GT 520.

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 cores9648
Core clock speed810 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors585 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate12.966.480
Floating-point processing power0.311 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs168

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).

Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s14.4 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGADual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1+

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 630 1.75
+116%
GT 520 0.81

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 630 677
+118%
GT 520 311

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 630 810
+113%
GT 520 380

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 630 2442
+91.7%
GT 520 1274

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 0.81
Recency 15 May 2012 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB (DDR3)
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 29 Watt

GT 630 has a 116% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 124.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.


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