GeForce GT 520MX vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce GT 520MX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04
+727%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GT 520MX by a whopping 727% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5861163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency27.592.50
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega RenoirGF119
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)30 May 2011 (13 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 cores38448
Core clock speed400 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data292 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rateno data7.200
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1728 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 GB/s
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 dataNo 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_112 API
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04
+727%
GT 520MX 0.73

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210
+606%
GT 520MX 597

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 HD20
+900%
2−3
−900%
1440p28
+833%
3−4
−833%
4K20
+900%
2−3
−900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+267%
3−4
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Hitman 3 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+782%
10−12
−782%
Metro Exodus 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+100%
30−35
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+564%
10−12
−564%
Metro Exodus 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+250%
6−7
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+61.3%
30−35
−61.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Hitman 3 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+64.5%
30−35
−64.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GT 520MX compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 900% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 833% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 900% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) surpassed GT 520MX in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 0.73
Recency 7 January 2020 30 May 2011
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 20 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 727.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.


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