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    GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon 520

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon 520, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 480 stacks up against Radeon 520, check out specs charts below.
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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 480 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 480 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 330 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 402 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480 Radeon 520
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name GF100 Oland
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 7 December 2010 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 480 320
    Core clock speed 700 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 20.60
    Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.2 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 480
    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) 117 Mh/s
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