Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 1904 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 173% better in The Outer Worlds than GeForce GT 520 - 60 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 62% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than GeForce GT 520 - $1.4 vs $3.64 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $79.99 vs $83.97
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 29 vs 150 Watts
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.97
95%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$229 | MSRP | $59 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |