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$129
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $59
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MSRP in USD: $59
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $379
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MSRP in USD: $379
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$585
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$599.97
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$249.99
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Boost Clock
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$164.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1070 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 GeForce GTX 1070 is 1885 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1070 - $129.0 vs $585.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than GeForce GTX 1070 - $3.23 vs $6.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 - 29 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- Performs up to 125% better in Dead Island 2 than GeForce GT 520 - 90 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 8 vs 1 GB
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
40
44.44444444444444%
Value, $/FPS
$3.23/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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Updated 310221 minutes ago
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
FPS
90
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.5/FPS
49.69230769230769%
Price, $
$585
22%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G)
Buy for $585 on Amazon
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Updated 310221 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
1.5041782729805016%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
3.207920792079208%
GeForce GTX 1070
Desktop • Jun 10th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 10th, 2016 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$59 | MSRP | $379 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256.3 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1683 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 520 or GeForce GTX 1070
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
$57.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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