NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 322 vs 319
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 77.99 vs 76.214
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.018 vs 5.862
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 555 vs 545
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 555 vs 545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2012 vs 13 April 2011
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	322 vs 319
Geekbench - OpenCL	1283 vs 1277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	77.99 vs 76.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.018 vs 5.862
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	555 vs 545
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	555 vs 545

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

2x more core clock speed: 1620 MHz vs 810 MHz
900x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz (DDR3) vs 1.8 GB/s
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 136 vs 131
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.597 vs 2.471
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.239 vs 0.233
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.574 vs 4.053
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 903 vs 835
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1455 vs 1155
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 903 vs 835
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1455 vs 1155

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1620 MHz vs 810 MHz
Floating-point performance	155.52 gflops vs 155.5 gflops
Memory clock speed	900 MHz (DDR3) vs 1.8 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	136 vs 131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.597 vs 2.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.239 vs 0.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.574 vs 4.053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	903 vs 835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1455 vs 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	903 vs 835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1455 vs 1155

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

322

319

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

131

136

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1283

1277

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.471

2.597

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

77.99

76.214

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.233

0.239

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.018

5.862

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.053

4.574

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

555

545

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

835

903

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1155

1455

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

555

545

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

835

903

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1155

1455

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 610	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
PassMark - G3D Mark	322	319
PassMark - G2D Mark	131	136
Geekbench - OpenCL	1283	1277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.471	2.597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	77.99	76.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.233	0.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.018	5.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.053	4.574
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	555	545
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	835	903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1155	1455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	555	545
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	835	903
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1155	1455
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	87

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 610	NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GF119	GF119
Launch date	2 April 2012	13 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$39.99	$59
Place in performance rating	1626	1603
Price now	$39.99	$59.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	10.13	7.58
Technical info
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1620 MHz
CUDA cores	48	48
Floating-point performance	155.5 gflops	155.52 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	102 °C	102 °C
Pipelines	48	48
Texture fill rate	6.5 billion / sec	6.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29 Watt	29 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	292 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.2	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1024 MB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
CUDA