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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 3562 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 350% better in The Outer Worlds than GeForce GT 520 - 99 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than GeForce GT 520 - $3.01 vs $3.64 per FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 12 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $79.99 vs $298.16
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 29 vs 170 Watts
The Outer Worlds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$298.16
26%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video 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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$329 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | DDR3 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GT 520
The Outer Worlds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$13.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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91 FPS
$11.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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92 FPS
$19.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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88 FPS
$13.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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83 FPS
$11.46/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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88 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$924.99
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90 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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