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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R7 240 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R7 240 is 909 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 29 vs 30 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Performs up to 9% better in Stray than GeForce GT 520 - 37 vs 34 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce GT 520 - $29.99 vs $79.99
- Up to 66% better value when playing Stray than GeForce GT 520 - $0.81 vs $2.35 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 2 vs 1 GB
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
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Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
37
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$59 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| None | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or Radeon R7 240
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
23 FPS
$52.17/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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