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$199
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 520 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 1255 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $79.99 vs $199.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than GeForce GTX 980 - $1.31 vs $2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 29 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 52% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than GeForce GT 520 - 93 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
61
65%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79.99
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
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Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $59 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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