Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 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 7950 is 293 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 29 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 44% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GT 520 - 13 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 3 vs 1 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
6.328125%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
7.232142857142858%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$59 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
