Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 520 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 1255 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 10% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $129.0 vs $144.0
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 29 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 2200% better in Metro Exodus than GeForce GT 520 - 23 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 95% better value when playing Metro Exodus than GeForce GT 520 - $6.26 vs $129.0 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 4 vs 1 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Buy for $129 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241659 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
23
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$144
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $144 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241659 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 500 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$59 | MSRP | $549 |
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 | 1127 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |