The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 is a graphics card that was released in April 2011. It features a GF119-300-A1 variant of the Fermi 2.0 architecture, which was manufactured by TSMC using a 40 nm process. The card has a compact design, with a die size of 79 mm² and a density of 3.7M / mm².
With a GPU clock of 810 MHz and a shader clock of 1620 MHz, the GeForce GT 520 boasts impressive clock speeds. It also has a memory clock of 900 MHz and a 64-bit memory bus, allowing for a bandwidth of 14.40 GB/s. The card has a total memory size of 1024 MB, utilizing DDR3 memory type.
In terms of performance, the GeForce GT 520 has 48 shading units, 8 TMUs, and 4 ROPs. It also has a single SM count and a L1 cache of 64 KB (per SM), as well as a L2 cache of 128 KB. Theoretical performance numbers for the card include a pixel rate of 1.620 GPixel/s, a texture rate of 6.480 GTexel/s, and a FP32 (float) performance of 155.5 GFLOPS and FP64 (double) performance of 12.96 GFLOPS.
With a single-slot design and a length of 145 mm, the GeForce GT 520 is a compact and energy-efficient card, with a TDP of only 29 W. It is suggested to be paired with a 200 W PSU and does not require any power connectors. The only output option available is 1x DVI.
The graphics card comes with the latest features, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 1.1, and Shader Model 5.1. However, Vulkan is not supported. The GeForce GT 520 also has a CUDA version of 2.1, allowing for advanced GPU computing capabilities.
There are currently no specific notes or design features to mention for the card. However, there are three retail boards based on this design, known as P1310 SKU 0, available on the market.
The NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 offers a cost-effective solution for those looking for a budget-friendly graphics card. It has now reached the end of its production life, but it still remains a popular choice among consumers.
