GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $59

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $999

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

ASRock AMD Radeon RX6900XT Graphics Board GDDR6 16GB [Domestic Authorized Dealer] RX RX 6900 XT PG D 16G OC

ASUS ROG Strix LC AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT TOP Edition Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA™ 2, PCIe 4.0, 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, Full-coverage cold plate, 240mm radiator, 600mm tubing)

Sapphire 11308-03-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Special Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Sapphire 11308-01-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Gigabyte PowerColor Red Devil Limited Edition AMD Radeon™ RX 6900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Sapphire 11308-08-20G Toxic AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Extreme Edition PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 3486 days newer than GeForce GT 520.

Advantages of GeForce GT 520

Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 29 vs 300 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6900 XT

Performs up to 12700% better in Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GT 520 - 128 vs 1 FPS
Up to 91% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than GeForce GT 520 - $7.81 vs $89.00 per FPS
Up to 1500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 16 vs 1 GB

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Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

FPS

Value, $/FPS

$89/FPS

Price, $

$89

100%

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

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 188 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

128

100%

Value, $/FPS

$7.81/FPS

100%

Price, $

$999.99

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

Buy for $999.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 189 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

157

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

384

FPS

401

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

508

FPS

896

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

130

FPS

227

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

185

FPS

Fortnite

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

Pixel Fillrate

1.62 GPixel/s

Texel Fillrate

6.48 GTexel/s

Radeon RX 6900 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

720 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GT 520	vs	Radeon RX 6900 XT
Apr 13th, 2011	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
GeForce 500	Generation	Navi II
$59	MSRP	$999
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
None	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
1 GB	Memory	16 GB
DDR3	Type	GDDR6
64-bit	Bus	256-bit
14.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
810 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1825 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	2250 MHz
900 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz