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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 1255 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 27% better in New World than GeForce GT 520 - 75 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 37% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $124.99 vs $198.68
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 29 vs 148 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2.455661664392906%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
5.289795918367347%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $329 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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