The GeForce GT 520 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R7 240 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $12.66 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 29 vs 30 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R7 240
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 17% cheaper – $63.02 vs $75.68
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R7 240 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Average FPS
39
95%
Min 1% FPS
14
88%
Price, €
€75.68
83%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
79%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
100%
Min 1% FPS
16
100%
Price, €
€63.02
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.53/FPS
100%
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GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R7 240 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R7 240 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R7 240 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
20%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
29%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
46%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
35%
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 520 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
$59.00 | MSRP | $69.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
29 W | Power Consumption | 30 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 1.62 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 5.6 GPixel/s |
| 6.48 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 14 GTexel/s |
| 155.5 GFLOPS | FP32 | 448 GFLOPS |
