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$559
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
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$598
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$499
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$598
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 GTX 1080 is 1871 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 37% better in World of Warcraft than GeForce GT 520 - 172 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $124.99 vs $559.0
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 29 vs 180 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
1.460775473399459%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
2.3368193292463033%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $599 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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