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    GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 560 Ti 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 560 Ti 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 560 Ti Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 560 Ti has 240% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
    • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 208 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
    • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 246 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 560 Ti Radeon 520
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name GF114 Oland
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 January 2011 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 384 320
    Core clock speed 822 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 52.67 20.60
    Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Length 229 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2004 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 128.3 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA 2.1
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.39 Gh/s
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