Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB 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 1060 6 GB is 1924 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 141% better in Fortnite than GeForce GT 520 - 65 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce GT 520 - $2.92 vs $4.78 per FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 6 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 32% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $129.0 vs $189.97
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - 29 vs 120 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
65
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.97
67%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $189.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312571 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
27
41.53846153846154%
Value, $/FPS
$4.78/FPS
61.087866108786606%
Price, $
$129
100%
Buy for $129 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312571 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
1.9748872363769352%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
4.7403072421360655%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
---|---|---|
Jul 19th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
$299 | MSRP | $59 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
192-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
192.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1506 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
1709 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2002 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |