Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870M 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 HD 7870M is 377 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 29 vs 45 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Performs up to 12% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GT 520 - 48 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 2 vs 1 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | London |
| $59 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | None |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
