GeForce GT 520 vs GTX 750 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 750 Ti and GeForce GT 520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 750 Ti
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 60 Watt
10.11
+1148%

GTX 750 Ti outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 1148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4451143
Place by popularity31not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.970.01
Power efficiency11.751.95
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM107GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 750 Ti has 49600% 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 cores64048
Core clock speed1020 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate43.406.480
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408

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 supportPCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)2.7" (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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5.4 GB/s900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMIDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

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
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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.

GTX 750 Ti 10.11
+1148%
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.

GTX 750 Ti 3899
+1154%
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.

GTX 750 Ti 4294
+1030%
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.

GTX 750 Ti 11521
+804%
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD52
+1200%
4−5
−1200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.8714.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1180%
5−6
−1180%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1

This is how GTX 750 Ti and GT 520 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 750 Ti is 1200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.11 0.81
Recency 18 February 2014 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 29 Watt

GTX 750 Ti has a 1148.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 106.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.


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