Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 253 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 29 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 45% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than GeForce GT 520 - 42 vs 29 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 3 vs 1 GB
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $59 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
