The GeForce GT 520 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 390 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $193.69 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 72% cheaper – $75.68 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 89% less energy – 29 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 390
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R9 390 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Average FPS
39
58%
Min 1% FPS
14
42%
Price, €
€75.68
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€269.37
28%
Value, €/FPS
€4.02/FPS
48%
GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R9 390 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 Radeon R9 390 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon R9 390 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
3%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
4%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
3%
Radeon R9 390
Jun 18th, 2015
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
384 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
160 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.12 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 520 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 390 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
$59.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Pirate Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
29 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 1.62 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 6.48 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 160 GTexel/s |
| 155.5 GFLOPS | FP32 | 5.12 TFLOPS |
