GeForce GT 520 vs MX130

Place in the ranking	647	1146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.01
Power efficiency	10.92	1.95
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM108	GF119
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	17 November 2017 (7 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59

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	384	48
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	29.81	6.480
Floating-point processing power	0.9539 TFLOPS	0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	24	8

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	14.4 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 Connectors	No outputs	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

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 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/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.

GeForce MX130 4.76
+480%

GT 520 0.82

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.

GeForce MX130 1828
+480%

GT 520 315

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.

GeForce MX130 2345
+517%

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.

GeForce MX130 6532
+413%

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 HD

17
+750%

2−3

−750%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

29.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	4	0−1
Elden Ring	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Valorant	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Dota 2	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
Elden Ring	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
Fortnite	24 +500%	4−5 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35 +483%	6−7 −483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Valorant	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
World of Tanks	75−80 +550%	12−14 −550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Dota 2	28 +600%	4−5 −600%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Valorant	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4	0−1
Elden Ring	5−6	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +540%	5−6 −540%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	30−35 +580%	5−6 −580%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Valorant	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Elden Ring	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Valorant	4−5	0−1

This is how GeForce MX130 and GT 520 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX130 is 750% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.76	0.82
Recency	17 November 2017	13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	29 Watt

GeForce MX130 has a 480.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 3.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX130 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX130 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 520 is a desktop one.

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