GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GT 420

GeForce GT 520
GeForce GT 420
48 Shaders
1GB DDR3
810MHz
48 Shaders
512MB GDDR3
700MHz
FP32
0.16 TFLOPS
FP32
0.13 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
TDP
29W
TDP
50W
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Fermi
Architecture
Fermi
Family
GeForce 500
Family
GeForce 400
Codename
NVD9
GF119
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Codename
NVC1
GF108
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Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
4/12/2011
Release Date
9/3/2010
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
40nm
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Fabrication Node
40nm
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Die Size
79 mm²
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Die Size
116 mm²
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Transistor Count
292 Million
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Transistor Count
585 Million
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Transistor Density
3.70M/mm²
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Transistor Density
5.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
48 Shaders
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Shading Units
48 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
8 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
4 TMUs
Render Output Units
4 ROPs
Render Output Units
4 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
1 SM
Streaming Multiprocessors
1 SM
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1620MHz Shader
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810MHz
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1400MHz Shader
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700MHz
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FP32
0.16 TFLOPS
FP32
0.13 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.01 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
3.24 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
2.8 GTexel/s
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L1
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64KB/SM
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L1
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64KB/SM
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L2
128KB Shared
L2
256KB Shared
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1GB
DDR3
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512MB
GDDR3
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Bus Width
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
900MHz
Transfer Rate
1.8GT/s
Bandwidth
14.4GB/s
Clock
900MHz
Transfer Rate
1.8GT/s
Bandwidth
28.8GB/s
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TDP
29W
TDP
50W
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1x VGA
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x HDMI 1.3
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1x VGA
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1x HDMI 1.3
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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No Decoders
No Decoders
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
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Shader Model
5.1
CUDA
2.1
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PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
Shader Model
5.1
CUDA
2.1
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PureVideo HD
VP4
VDPAU
Feature Set C
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
69 mm (2.72 in)
Width
145 mm (5.71 in)
Depth
20 mm (0.79 in)
Height
69 mm (2.72 in)
Width
145 mm (5.71 in)
Depth
20 mm (0.79 in)
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