NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF119 | GM206 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF119-300-A1 | GM206-251-A1 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 2,940 million |
| Die size | 79 mm² | 228 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 13th, 2011 | Mar 1st, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500 | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 59 USD | 159 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | GeForce 600 | GeForce 10 |
| Reviews | — | 76 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1620 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1653 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1026 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1190 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 768 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| SM count | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.620 GPixel/s | 38.08 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.480 GTexel/s | 57.12 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 155.5 GFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) | 57.12 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 202 mm 8 inches |
| TDP | 29 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P1310 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
