Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 960 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 GTX 960 is 1380 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 - 29 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- Performs up to 56% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GT 520 - 14 vs 9 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 2 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
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 960
Desktop • Jan 22nd, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $59 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x 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 | 112.2 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
