The GeForce GT 520 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $1717.11 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 96% cheaper – $75.68 vs $1792.79
- Consumes up to 92% less energy – 29 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 1500% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Average FPS
39
18%
Min 1% FPS
14
10%
Price, €
€75.68
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, €
€1792.79
4%
Value, €/FPS
€8.37/FPS
23%
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€1,792.79
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€2,207.19
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€2,342.33
In Stock
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€1,752.25
In Stock
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€1,890.99
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Out of Stock
GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
6%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
2%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
0%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
1%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
0%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 520 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$59.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
29 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 1.62 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 6.48 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 155.5 GFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
