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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$281.78
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Boost Clock
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$279
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$269.97
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 3562 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 56% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $124.99 vs $281.78
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 29 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 118% better in Resident Evil 4 than GeForce GT 520 - 96 vs 44 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 12 vs 1 GB
Resident Evil 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 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD 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 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
1.8991793669402113%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
3.256281407035176%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$59 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or GeForce RTX 3060
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
76 FPS
$14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
$11.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
$10.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$718.99
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80 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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77 FPS
$9.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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82 FPS
$13.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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66 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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77 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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77 FPS
$13.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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71 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
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