GeForce GT 520 vs ATI Radeon HD 4850

Place in the ranking	804	1137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.21	0.01
Power efficiency	1.67	1.93
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	RV770	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (16 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4850 has 2000% 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 cores	800	48
Core clock speed	625 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	25.00	6.480
Floating-point processing power	1 TFLOPS	0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	40	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).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	246 mm	145 mm
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	14.4 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	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.

ATI HD 4850 2.66
+228%

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.

ATI HD 4850 1026
+230%

GT 520 311

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:

900p	29 +263%	8−9 −263%
Full HD	40 +233%	12−14 −233%
1200p	19 +280%	5−6 −280%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.98

4.92

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and GT 520 compete in popular games:

ATI HD 4850 is 263% faster in 900p
ATI HD 4850 is 233% faster in 1080p
ATI HD 4850 is 280% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.66	0.81
Recency	25 June 2008	13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	29 Watt

ATI HD 4850 has a 228.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 279.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

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