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GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce GT 520

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB vs GeForce GT 520: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Dual-Fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O6G)

Buy for $189.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312571 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for $129 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312571 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Dual-Fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O6G)

Buy for $189.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312571 minutes ago

vs

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for $129 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312571 minutes ago

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
This is a free version of Fortnite.

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016


FPS

65

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.92/FPS

100%

Price, $

$189.97

67%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Dual-Fan OC Edition VR Ready Dual HDMI DP 1.4 Gaming Graphics Card (DUAL-GTX1060-O6G)

Buy for $189.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312571 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011


FPS

27

41.53846153846154%

Value, $/FPS

$4.78/FPS

61.087866108786606%

Price, $

$129

100%

EVGA GeForce GT 520 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1526-KR

Buy for $129 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 312571 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Logo
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

82.03 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

136.7 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo
GeForce GT 520

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 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GT 520

Jul 19th, 2016
Release DateApr 13th, 2011
GeForce 10GenerationGeForce 500
$299MSRP
$59
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
1x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GB
Memory1 GB
GDDR5TypeDDR3
192-bitBus64-bit
192.2 GB/s
Bandwidth14.4 GB/s
1506 MHz
Base Clock Speed810 MHz
1709 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
2002 MHz
Memory Clock Speed900 MHz

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