Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 GeForce GTX 970 is 1255 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 20% better in Dota 2 than GeForce GT 520 - 167 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 83% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $58.49 vs $342.93
- Up to 79% better value when playing Dota 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.47 vs $2.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 29 vs 148 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
167
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.28/FPS
20%
Price, €
€380.65
17%
FPS Winner
Buy for €380.65 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12834 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
139
83%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.92
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €64.92 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12834 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$329 | MSRP | $59 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |