The Radeon R7 240 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GT 520 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $5.05 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 240
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 7% cheaper – $62.90 vs $67.95
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 29 vs 30 Watts
Radeon R7 240 vs GeForce GT 520 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
41
100%
Min 1% FPS
16
100%
Price, $
$67.95
92%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
98%
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$67.95
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$125.00
In Stock
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N/A
Out of Stock
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Average FPS
39
95%
Min 1% FPS
14
88%
Price, $
$62.9
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Radeon R7 240 vs GeForce GT 520 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R7 240 vs GeForce GT 520 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 240 vs GeForce GT 520 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 240
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
73.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
448 GFLOPS
100%
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
20%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
29%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
46%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
35%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 240 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| $69.00 | MSRP | $59.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 30 W | Power Consumption | 29 W |
| Memory | ||
2 GB | Memory Size | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
73.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
5.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 1.62 GPixel/s |
14 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 6.48 GTexel/s |
448 GFLOPS | FP32 | 155.5 GFLOPS |
