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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 2773 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 29% better in Battlefield IV than GeForce GT 520 - 195 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 33% cheaper than Radeon RX 590 - $79.99 vs $119.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Radeon RX 590 - $0.53 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 29 vs 175 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
85%
Price, $
$119.99
66%
FPS Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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Updated 1646 minutes ago
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
151
77%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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 1427 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$279 | 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 |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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