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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 is a graphics card, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 48 shading units, 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus, 14.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 810 MHz and a 29 W board power rating. It scores 325 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

FermiGF119-300-A1

8/10 key specs recorded · 25 facts

Depth: 37 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

48cores

Memory

2 GB

DDR3 · 64-bit

Boost clock

n/a

810 MHz base

Board power

29 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 scores 325 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 29.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,063), measured across 2,293 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 137.

PassMark G3D Mark

325

Rank #2,063
Faster than 29.7% of 2,658 GPUs
2,293 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 11.6% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 11.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 3 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 4.2% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 1 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 0% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 168 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 6.2% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 averages DirectX 9 7 fps, DirectX 10 2 fps, DirectX 11 3 fps, DirectX 12 1 fps and GPU Compute 168 ops/s, across 2,293 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16,PCIe 2.0 x1,PCI

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 810 MHz

Memory clock 1800 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 29 W

First benchmarked 2011-04-07

Samples 2,293

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 states the PCIe 2.0 x16,PCIe 2.0 x1,PCI interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 810 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2011-04-07. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF119-300-A1

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 is based on the Fermi architecture and uses the GF119-300-A1 graphics processor.

Shader configuration

Shading units 48

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 8

Render output units (ROPs) 4

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 has 48 shading units, 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520.

Clock speeds

Base clock 810 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 runs at a base clock of 810 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type DDR3

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth 14.4 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 is equipped with 2 GB of DDR3 memory, uses a 64-bit memory bus and delivers 14.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 has a board power rating of 29 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16,PCIe 2.0 x1,PCI.

Board power (TDP) 29 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16,PCIe 2.0 x1,PCI

Market

Launched Not recorded

Launch price $59

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GT 500 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 launched at a price of $59.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 325

PassMark G2D 137

Rank #2,063

Samples 2,293

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as (PE) NVIDIA GeForce GT 520.

Other names (PassMark) (PE) NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 14.4 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 has a board power rating of 29 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 scores 325 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 29.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,063. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 1 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16,PCIe 2.0 x1,PCI.

What was the launch price of the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 launched at a price of $59.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

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Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chips GF119 | GF119 | GF119 | GF119 | GF119 | GF119 all -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units.

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