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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: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$127.22
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$469
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 1255 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 29 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 212% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GT 520 - 25 vs 8 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than GeForce GT 520 - $127.22 vs $129.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GT 520 - $5.09 vs $16.12 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
8
32%
Value, $/FPS
$16.12/FPS
31.57568238213399%
Price, $
$129
98%
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 315220 minutes ago
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
25
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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Updated 315220 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
2.455661664392906%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
5.289795918367347%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$59 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 810 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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