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    GeForce GTX 680MX vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680MX 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 680MX 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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    GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 680MX 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 GTX 680MX or Radeon 520 here:

    GeForce GTX 680MX Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 680MX has 144% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon 520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680MX is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 310 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
    • GeForce GTX 680MX and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680MX is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 1−2
    medium / 1080p 27−30 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680MX Radeon 520
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name Oland
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 23 October 2012 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 1536 320
    Core clock speed 720 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 3540 Million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.2 billion/sec 20.60
    Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12.0
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan +
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    3D Vision +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 57 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
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