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Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GT 520

Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GT 520: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1713 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for $79.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1713 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1713 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for $79.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1713 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

83

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.57/FPS

82%

Price, $

$129.99

61%

FPS Winner

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for $129.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1713 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


FPS

62

74%

Value, $/FPS

$1.29/FPS

100%

Price, $

$79.99

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 $79.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1713 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

1.62 GPixel/s

3%

Texel Fillrate

6.48 GTexel/s

3%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 580

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Apr 18th, 2017
Release DateApr 13th, 2011
PolarisGenerationGeForce 500
$229
MSRP$59
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
1x 8-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory1 GB
GDDR5TypeDDR3
256-bitBus64-bit
256 GB/s
Bandwidth14.4 GB/s
1257 MHz
Base Clock Speed810 MHz
1340 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed900 MHz

Builds Using Radeon RX 580 or GeForce GT 520

Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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