The GeForce GT 520 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 960 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $171.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 67% cheaper – $84.00 vs $255.00
- Consumes up to 76% less energy – 29 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 960
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 960 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Average FPS
55
100%
Min 1% FPS
25
100%
Price, $
$255
32%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
46%
GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 960 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 960 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 520 vs GeForce GTX 960 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
13%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
4%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
9%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
6%
GeForce GTX 960
Jan 22nd, 2015
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112.2 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
37.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
75.39 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
2.413 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 520 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 22nd, 2015 |
$59.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
29 W | Power Consumption | 120 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 1.62 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 37.7 GPixel/s |
| 6.48 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 75.39 GTexel/s |
| 155.5 GFLOPS | FP32 | 2.413 TFLOPS |
