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GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 580

GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 580: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for 80.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for 80.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

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
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


FPS

130

82%

Value, €/FPS

€0.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€80.18

100%

Value Winner

EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for 80.18 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 64 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

158

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.74/FPS

84%

Price, €

€117.11

68%

FPS Winner

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

1.62 GPixel/s

4%

Texel Fillrate

6.48 GTexel/s

3%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo

GeForce GT 520

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AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

Apr 13th, 2011Release Date
Apr 18th, 2017
GeForce 500GenerationPolaris
$59
MSRP$229
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
NonePower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
1 GBMemory
8 GB
DDR3TypeGDDR5
64-bitBus256-bit
14.4 GB/sBandwidth
256 GB/s
810 MHzBase Clock Speed
1257 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1340 MHz
900 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2000 MHz

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