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$79.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$559
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Boost Clock
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$599.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 RTX 3070 is 3429 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $79.99 vs $559.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing New World than GeForce RTX 3070 - $1.36 vs $4.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 87% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 29 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 90% better in New World than GeForce GT 520 - 112 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
59
52%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/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 GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $59 | MSRP | $499 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or GeForce RTX 3070
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
78 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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71 FPS
$9.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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112 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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91 FPS
$14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$20.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,328
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100 FPS
$24.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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83 FPS
$15.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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