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MSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 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 GeForce RTX 3050 is 3919 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $124.99 vs $161.99
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 29 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 45% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GT 520 - 198 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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 GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2.8491030601477316%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
4.556962025316456%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$59 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or GeForce RTX 3050
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
182 FPS
$4.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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177 FPS
$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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176 FPS
$5.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$949.99
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174 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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195 FPS
$8.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,611.72
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182 FPS
$4.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859.99
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168 FPS
$5.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
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175 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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182 FPS
$5.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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180 FPS
$3.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$705.59
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