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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 1255 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 60% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GT 520 - 69 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 83% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $79.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.86 vs $6.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 29 vs 148 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
43
62%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/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
Ultimate
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%
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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