Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7790 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 7790 is 709 days newer than GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Performs up to 50% better in Control than GeForce GT 520 - 27 vs 18 FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 29 vs 85 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 7790 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 22nd, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$149 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
96 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
