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GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3934 days newer than GeForce GT 520.

Advantages of GeForce GT 520

  • Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 29 vs 107 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 112% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than GeForce GT 520 - 55 vs 26 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


FPS

26

47%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

55

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$7.27/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$399.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Buy for CA$399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 71 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

1.62 GPixel/s

2%

Texel Fillrate

6.48 GTexel/s

4%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo

GeForce GT 520

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Apr 13th, 2011Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce 500GenerationNavi II
$59
MSRP$199
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
NonePower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
1 GBMemory
4 GB
DDR3TypeGDDR6
64-bitBus64-bit
14.4 GB/sBandwidth
143.9 GB/s
810 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed2815 MHz
900 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GT 520 or Radeon RX 6500 XT

With selected game settings

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