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$129
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $139
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MSRP in USD: $139
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R7 260X 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 R7 260X is 909 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 48% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $129.0 vs $246.31
- Up to 46% better value when playing War Thunder than Radeon R7 260X - $0.63 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 29 vs 115 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Performs up to 3% better in War Thunder than GeForce GT 520 - 213 vs 206 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 2 vs 1 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
206
96.71361502347418%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/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
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Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
54.310344827586206%
Price, $
$246.31
52%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
Buy for $246.31 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 310219 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
9.204545454545453%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
10.51948051948052%
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$59 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
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