FireStream 9370 vs Radeon 520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FireStream 9370 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 FireStream 9370 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.
FireStream 9370

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

  FireStream 9370 Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • FireStream 9370 has 350% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • FireStream 9370 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FireStream 9370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
  • FireStream 9370 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 205 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.
  • FireStream 9370 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 2350 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 1−2
medium / 1080p 16−18 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon 520
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Cypress Oland
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 June 2010 21 March 2017
Pipelines 1600 320
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00 20.60
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 659.2 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.0
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
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