Key Differences
In short — Radeon R7 260 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 R7 260 is 979 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 29 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GT 520 - 285 vs 262 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 2 vs 1 GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260 |
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Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$59 | MSRP | $109 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x 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 | 128-bit |
14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |