NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 23 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1731 vs 719
  • 3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2380 vs 690
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1731 vs 719
  • 3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2380 vs 690
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 January 2011 vs 3 September 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 23 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1731 vs 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2380 vs 690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1731 vs 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2380 vs 690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

  • Around 67% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 672 MHz
  • Around 14% higher texture fill rate: 6.7 billion / sec vs 5.9 billion / sec
  • 2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48
  • Around 67% better floating-point performance: 215.04 gflops vs 129.02 gflops
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 523 vs 287
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 174 vs 75
  • Around 42% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1875 vs 1319
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.184 vs 3.237
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 172.058 vs 83.376
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.459 vs 0.26
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.145 vs 5.92
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 13.944 vs 4.992
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 859 vs 536
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 859 vs 536
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1120 MHz vs 672 MHz
Texture fill rate 6.7 billion / sec vs 5.9 billion / sec
Pipelines 96 vs 48
Floating-point performance 215.04 gflops vs 129.02 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 523 vs 287
PassMark - G2D Mark 174 vs 75
Geekbench - OpenCL 1875 vs 1319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.184 vs 3.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 172.058 vs 83.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.459 vs 0.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.145 vs 5.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.944 vs 4.992
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 859 vs 536
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 859 vs 536

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
287
523
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
75
174
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1319
1875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.237
4.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
83.376
172.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.26
0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.92
8.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.992
13.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
536
859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1731
719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2380
690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
536
859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1731
719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2380
690
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
PassMark - G3D Mark 287 523
PassMark - G2D Mark 75 174
Geekbench - OpenCL 1319 1875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.237 4.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.376 172.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.26 0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.92 8.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.992 13.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 536 859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1731 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2380 690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 536 859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1731 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2380 690

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF108
Launch date 5 January 2011 3 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $59.99
Place in performance rating 1562 1563
Price now $59.99
Type Laptop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 7.54

Technical info

Core clock speed 672 MHz 1120 MHz
CUDA cores 48 96
Floating-point performance 129.02 gflops 215.04 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 48 96
Texture fill rate 5.9 billion / sec 6.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt 23 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 API 12 API
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
DirectCompute
Optimus
Verde Drivers
3D Vision
DirectX 11 DirectX 11