The GeForce GT 520 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $336.10 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 84% cheaper – $62.90 vs $399.00
- Consumes up to 76% less energy – 29 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Average FPS
39
57%
Min 1% FPS
14
41%
Price, $
$62.9
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Jul 19th, 2016
Average FPS
69
100%
Min 1% FPS
34
100%
Price, $
$399
15%
Value, $/FPS
$5.78/FPS
28%
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$349.00
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$299.00
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$379.00
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$359.00
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GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
17%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
7%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
5%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
4%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Jul 19th, 2016
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
192.2 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.375 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 520 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
$59.00 | MSRP | $299.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
29 W | Power Consumption | 120 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 6 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 1.62 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 82.03 GPixel/s |
| 6.48 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 136.7 GTexel/s |
| 155.5 GFLOPS | FP32 | 4.375 TFLOPS |
