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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 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 RTX 3050 is 3919 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 166% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than GeForce GT 520 - 85 vs 32 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $124.99 vs $161.99
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 29 vs 130 Watts
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2.8491030601477316%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
4.556962025316456%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $249 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | DDR3 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GT 520
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$8.93/FPS
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$12.18/FPS
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$8.4/FPS
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