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GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 580

GeForce GT 520 vs Radeon RX 580: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

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

Buy for $124.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73991 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for $130.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73991 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

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

Buy for $124.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73991 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for $130.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73991 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 2197 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

  • Up to 4% cheaper than Radeon RX 580 - $124.99 vs $130.51
  • Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 29 vs 185 Watts

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580

  • Performs up to 128% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than GeForce GT 520 - 89 vs 39 FPS
  • Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
This is a free version of Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


FPS

39

43.82022471910113%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$124.99

100%

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

Buy for $124.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73991 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

89

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$130.51

95%

FPS Winner

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for $130.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73991 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

1.62 GPixel/s

3.7779850746268653%

Texel Fillrate

6.48 GTexel/s

3.3575129533678756%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

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AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 580

Apr 13th, 2011Release Date
Apr 18th, 2017
GeForce 500GenerationPolaris
$59
MSRP$229
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
NonePower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
1 GBMemory
8 GB
DDR3TypeGDDR5
64-bitBus256-bit
14.4 GB/sBandwidth
256 GB/s
810 MHzBase Clock Speed
1257 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1340 MHz
900 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2000 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or Radeon RX 580

Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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