The Radeon HD 7850 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GT 520 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $75.56 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7850
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 50% cheaper – $75.68 vs $151.24
- Consumes up to 78% less energy – 29 vs 130 Watts
Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GT 520 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Average FPS
48
100%
Min 1% FPS
20
100%
Price, €
€151.24
50%
Value, €/FPS
€3.15/FPS
62%
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Average FPS
39
81%
Min 1% FPS
14
70%
Price, €
€75.68
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.94/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GT 520 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 Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GT 520 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GT 520 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7850
Mar 5th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
1.761 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
9%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
6%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
12%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
9%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7850 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Mar 5th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| $249.00 | MSRP | $59.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 130 W | Power Consumption | 29 W |
| Memory | ||
2 GB | Memory Size | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
27.52 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 1.62 GPixel/s |
55.04 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 6.48 GTexel/s |
1.761 TFLOPS | FP32 | 155.5 GFLOPS |
