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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 520 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 253 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 18% better in Dirt 5 than GeForce GT 520 - 98 vs 83 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 26% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $129.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - $1.55 vs $1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 29 vs 250 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/FPS
86.59217877094973%
Price, $
$175
73%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Updated 311586 minutes ago
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
83
84.6938775510204%
Value, $/FPS
$1.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR
Buy for $129 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 311585 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
5.472972972972974%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
5.472972972972974%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $549 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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