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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 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 390 is 1527 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 35% better in Dead Space than GeForce GT 520 - 54 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 73% cheaper than Radeon R9 390 - $79.99 vs $299.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dead Space than Radeon R9 390 - $2.0 vs $5.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 29 vs 275 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
ASUS STRIX Radeon R9 390 Overclocked 8 GB DDR5 512-bit DisplayPort HDMI 1.4a DVI-I Gaming Graphics Card
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EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 390
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 390 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$329 | 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
384 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 |
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