NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF119 | GF110 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF119-300-A1 | GF110-351-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 3,000 million |
| Die size | 79 mm² | 520 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 13th, 2011 | Mar 24th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500 | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 59 USD | 699 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | GeForce 600 | GeForce 600 |
| Reviews | — | 36 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 608 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1620 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 854 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 164.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| SM count | 1 | 16 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 768 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.620 GPixel/s | 19.46 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.480 GTexel/s | 38.91 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 155.5 GFLOPS | 1,244 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 279 mm 11 inches |
| TDP | 29 W | 365 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 750 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Board number | P1310 | P1020 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
