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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 3934 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 104% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GT 520 - 116 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce GT 520 - $1.38 vs $1.4 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $79.99 vs $159.79
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 29 vs 107 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.79
50%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| Navi II | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$199 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | DDR3 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
2310 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 2815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2248 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 6500 XT or GeForce GT 520
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
100 FPS
$4.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$15.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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93 FPS
$9.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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100 FPS
$7.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$8.86/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
$8.8/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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