The Radeon RX 580 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 $60.99 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 580
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GT 520
- Up to 44% cheaper – $79.00 vs $139.99
- Consumes up to 84% less energy – 29 vs 185 Watts
Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GT 520 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$139.99
56%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
100%
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$139.99
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$94.98
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$289.99
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Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GT 520 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GT 520 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 580 vs GeForce GT 520 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 580
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.175 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GT 520
Apr 13th, 2011
Memory
1 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
6%
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
4%
Texture Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
3%
FP32
155.5 GFLOPS
3%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 580 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| $229.00 | MSRP | $59.00 |
| Polaris | Generation | GeForce 500 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 185 W | Power Consumption | 29 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
42.88 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 1.62 GPixel/s |
193 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 6.48 GTexel/s |
6.175 TFLOPS | FP32 | 155.5 GFLOPS |
