NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Graphics Processor
- GF119
- Cores
- 48
- TMUs
- 8
- ROPs
- 4
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- DDR3
- Bus Width
- 64 bit
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
- 3840x2160
The GeForce GT 520 was an entry-level graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on April 13th, 2011. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the GF119 graphics processor, in its GF119-300-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_0, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The GF119 graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 79 mm² and 292 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GT 520 OEM, which uses the same GPU but has all 96 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GT 520 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 48 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 1,024 MB DDR3 memory with the GeForce GT 520, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 810 MHz, memory is running at 900 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 29 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA. GeForce GT 520 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 59 US Dollars.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 29 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA. GeForce GT 520 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 59 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Apr 13th, 2011
- Generation
- GeForce 500
- Predecessor
- GeForce 400
- Successor
- GeForce 600
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 59 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 810 MHz
- Shader Clock
- 1620 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
900 MHz
1800 Mbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- DDR3
- Memory Bus
- 64 bit
- Bandwidth
- 14.40 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 48
- TMUs
- 8
- ROPs
- 4
- SM Count
- 1
- L1 Cache
- 64 KB (per SM)
- L2 Cache
- 128 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 1.620 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 6.480 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float) performance
- 155.5 GFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Single-slot
- Length
- 145 mm
5.7 inches
- TDP
- 29 W
- Suggested PSU
- 200 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI
1x VGA
- Power Connectors
- None
- Board Number
- P1310
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 1.1
- Vulkan
- N/A
- CUDA
- 2.1
- Shader Model
- 5.1
Card Notes
| Variant Memory: 2048 MB |
Retail boards based on this design (3)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
EVGA GT 520 Superclocked
|
830 MHz | 500 MHz | 2 GB, 2x DVI 1x mini-HDMI |
SPARKLE Calibre GT 520
|
900 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI |
SPARKLE Calibre GT 520 King
|
900 MHz | 800 MHz | 2 GB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI |