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$129
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $59
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$139.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$189.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3934 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 8% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $129.0 vs $139.99
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 29 vs 107 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 36% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GT 520 - 187 vs 137 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GT 520 - $0.75 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
137
73.2620320855615%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
79.7872340425532%
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 RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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Updated 315234 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
1.7984014209591477%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
3.596004439511654%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | Navi II |
$59 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
154 FPS
$5.52/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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165 FPS
$5.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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163 FPS
$5.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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163 FPS
$4.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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