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    GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M 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.
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    GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon 520 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 870M or Radeon 520 here:

    GeForce GTX 870M Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 870M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 870M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 89 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 870M.
    • GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M Radeon 520
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name N15P-GT Oland
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 1344 320
    Core clock speed 941 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 967 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 108.3 20.60
    Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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