Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 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 RX 580 is 2197 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 34% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than GeForce GT 520 - 83 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 38% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $79.99 vs $129.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Radeon RX 580 - $1.29 vs $1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 29 vs 185 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
62
74%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79.99
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 580 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
Polaris | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$229 | MSRP | $59 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 8-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 |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |