FirePro W7100 vs Radeon 520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 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 FirePro W7100 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.

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:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FirePro W7100 has 700% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 110 MHz higher, than FirePro W7100.
  • FirePro W7100 and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 2750 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 FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Radeon 520
Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tonga Oland
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 August 2014 21 March 2017
Pipelines 1792 320
Core clock speed 920 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 20.60
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 659.2 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12.0
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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