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    GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 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 460 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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    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 460 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 460 has 220% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 355 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 1350 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 −
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 1−2
    medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 Radeon 520
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name GF104 Oland
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 12 July 2010 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 336 320
    Core clock speed 675 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.80 20.60
    Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
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