Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 270 is 945 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 29 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270
- Performs up to 62% better in Hogwarts Legacy than GeForce GT 520 - 21 vs 13 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 2 vs 1 GB
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon R9 270
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 13th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $59 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
