Pictured for the first time just a couple of days ago, the MSI N520GT-MD graphics card based on the GT 520 GPU has finally become official and the company states that its new creation features improved overclocking support as well as in-game video recording capabilities.
The GT 520 is Nvidia latest entry-level GPU and was designed to replace the aging GeForce GT 220.
Unlike its predecessor, this card is based on Nvidia's Fermi architecture and is powered by the so-called GF119 core, which is basically a cut-in-half version of the GF108.
As a result, the
GT 520 packs 48 stream processors, 8 texturing units, 4ROP units as well as a 64-bit wide memory interface that can be connected to as much as 2GB of DDR3 memory.
As far as MSI's creation is concerned, this features 1GB of video memory, which comes clocked at Nvidia's stock 900MHz (1.8GHz data rate) while the GF119 GPU is run at 810MHz.
The card uses a low profile PCB, which allows users to install it inside more compact HTPC chassis, and comes equipped with a dual-link DVI port, an HDMI output and a D-Sub connector.
Just as most other
MSI solutions, the N520GT-MD1GD3/LP is bundled together with the latest copy of the company's Afterburner hardware monitoring and overclocking software that should allow users to tweak the performance of their
graphics card to get the most out of their purchase.
Also included is a copy of MSI's Predator application which can be used for recording in-game videos.
MSI hasn't announced the official pricing of the N520GT-MD, but a quick Google search revealed that its MSRP is set at
$60.99 US.
Right now it's pretty difficult to get an idea about the performance of the GT 520 as reviews are scarce, but a previously leaked 3DMark result suggested that the card is about 30% faster than the Intel HD 3000 GPU packed inside some Sandy Bridge processors.
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