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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 1080 is 1871 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 36% better in Valorant than GeForce GT 520 - 660 vs 487 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 87% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $79.99 vs $598.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 1080 - $0.16 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 29 vs 180 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
660
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
17%
Price, $
$598
13%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
487
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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%
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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