Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 520 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 2197 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of GeForce GT 520
- Up to 32% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $72.23 vs $105.50
- Up to 16% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Radeon RX 580 - $0.62 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 29 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 22% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce GT 520 - 158 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
130
82%
Value, €/FPS
€0.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€80.18
100%
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In Stock
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Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
158
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.74/FPS
84%
Price, €
€117.11
68%
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In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520 | vs | Radeon RX 580 |
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Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
GeForce 500 | Generation | Polaris |
$59 | MSRP | $229 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |