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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 925 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 39% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $129.0 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 90% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 29 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 76% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than GeForce GT 520 - 67 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than GeForce GT 520 - $3.13 vs $3.39 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
38
56.71641791044776%
Value, $/FPS
$3.39/FPS
92.33038348082594%
Price, $
$129
100%
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 R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
61%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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Updated 310215 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2.53125%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
3.681818181818182%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$59 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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