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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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$1,999.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 RTX 3090 is 3429 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 520.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 128% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GT 520 - 598 vs 262 FPS
- Up to 2300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 - 24 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
- Up to 91% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $129.0 vs $1438.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 3090 - $0.49 vs $2.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 92% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 29 vs 350 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
598
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.4/FPS
20.416666666666668%
Price, $
$1438
8%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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Updated 311593 minutes ago
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
FPS
262
43.812709030100336%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/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 311593 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GT 520
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
1.62 GPixel/s
0.8535300316122233%
Texel Fillrate
6.48 GTexel/s
1.1654676258992807%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $1499 | MSRP | $59 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | DDR3 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
| 1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or GeForce GT 520
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
549 FPS
$6.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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432 FPS
$9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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561 FPS
$4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,359.99
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508 FPS
$6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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489 FPS
$6.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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489 FPS
$6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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489 FPS
$3.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,610.35
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489 FPS
$5.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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494 FPS
$6.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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549 FPS
$7.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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