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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 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 HD 7970 is 253 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 72% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $58.49 vs $206.21
- Up to 69% better value when playing Minecraft than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.13 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 29 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 10% better in Minecraft than GeForce GT 520 - 541 vs 493 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 3 vs 1 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
493
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.92
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
541
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
30%
Price, €
€228.89
28%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $59 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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