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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon 520. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon 520. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
    GeForce GTX 1050 Check Price
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    Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon 520 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon 520 here:

    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 260 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 4758 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon 520
    Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
    Code name N17P-G1 Oland
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 October 2016 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 640 320
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 20.60
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.0
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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