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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon 520

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon 520 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 960M will be the best choice, for others Radeon 520 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    GeForce GTX 960M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M or Radeon 520 here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • GeForce GTX 960M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 66 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon 520
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name N16P-GX Oland
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 640 320
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 20.60
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 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 +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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