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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 3562 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 29 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 261% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GT 520 - 83 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 12 vs 1 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
83
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£264.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $59 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or GeForce RTX 3060
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
70 FPS
£13.57/FPS
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Core i9-11900KF
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£16.2/FPS
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£14.35/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£19.22/FPS
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£10.31/FPS
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