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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R7 240 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 52% cheaper than GeForce GT 520 - $59.95 vs $124.99
- 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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VisionTek Radeon R7 240 SFF 2GB DDR3 (DIV-D, HDMI, VGA*) Graphics Card - 900701
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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
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
28.92857142857143%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
46.28571428571429%
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
$21.7/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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