NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM and NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 99% higher memory clock speed: 1794 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 320 vs 283
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 163 vs 53

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2012 vs 30 May 2011
Memory clock speed	1794 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	320 vs 283
PassMark - G2D Mark	163 vs 53

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

Around 72% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 523 MHz
Around 72% higher texture fill rate: 7.2 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Around 72% better floating-point performance: 172.8 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 25 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1490 vs 983
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.315 vs 2.566
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 122.375 vs 53.127
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.629 vs 4.47
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 15.403 vs 5.049
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1583 vs 764
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1639 vs 1131
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1583 vs 764
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1639 vs 1131

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 523 MHz
Texture fill rate	7.2 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	172.8 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 25 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	1490 vs 983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.315 vs 2.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	122.375 vs 53.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.629 vs 4.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.403 vs 5.049
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1583 vs 764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1639 vs 1131
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1583 vs 764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1639 vs 1131

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

320

283

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

163

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

983

1490

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.566

3.315

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

53.127

122.375

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.47

7.629

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.049

15.403

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

764

1583

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1131

1639

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

764

1583

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1131

1639

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
PassMark - G3D Mark	320	283
PassMark - G2D Mark	163	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	983	1490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.566	3.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	53.127	122.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.47	7.629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.049	15.403
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	764	1583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1131	1639
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	764	1583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1131	1639
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		692
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		692

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 605 OEM	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GF119	GF119
Launch date	2 April 2012	30 May 2011
Place in performance rating	1571	1572
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	523 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	100.4 gflops	172.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	48
Texture fill rate	4.184 GTexel / s	7.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	20 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	292 million
CUDA cores		48
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12 API
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.35 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1794 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
Optimus
Verde Drivers