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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 520 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 937 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 27% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GT 520 - 124 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 58% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $124.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon R9 290 - $1.28 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 29 vs 275 Watts
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
53.11203319502075%
Price, $
$299
41%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
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Updated 54510 minutes ago
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
98
79.03225806451613%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124.99
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
Buy for $124.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54509 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2.672826266292691%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
4.2772277227722775%
AMD Radeon R9 290 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $399 | MSRP | $59 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
947 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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