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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 130% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GT 520 - 46 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GT 520 - $3.91 vs $4.0 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 56% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $79.99 vs $179.99
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 29 vs 130 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
46
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
44%
FPS and Value Winner
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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%
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
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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