GeForce 830M vs Radeon 520
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 830M 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 830M 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 830M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 830M 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 830M or Radeon 520 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 830M
Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon 520 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce 830M and Radeon 520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
GeForce 830M and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 450 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
1−2
medium / 1080p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
0−1
medium / 1080p
6−7
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
120−130
55−60
medium / 768p
90−95
30−33
ultra / 1080p
35−40
6−7
QHD / 1440p
21−24
−
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
high / 768p
65−70
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 830M.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
2−3
−
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
10−12
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
−
low / 720p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−11
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
5−6
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
8−9
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
high / 1080p
4−5
0−1
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
4−5
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
80−85
27−30
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in Minecraft is 64% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
27−30
10−11
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 110% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 720p
6−7
0−1
low / 768p
9−10
0−1
medium / 768p
8−9
−
high / 1080p
4−5
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 768p
70−75
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
0−1
high / 768p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 830M in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
GeForce 830M
Radeon 520
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.0
Code name
N15?
Oland
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
21 March 2017
Pipelines
256
320
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
1030 MHz
Boost Clock
1150 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
18.40
20.60
Floating-point performance
588.8 gflops
659.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 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
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
67 Mh/s
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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