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    GeForce MX130 vs Radeon 520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX130 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 MX130 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 MX130 and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce MX130 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 MX130 or Radeon 520 here:

    GeForce MX130 Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX130 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Radeon 520 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce MX130.
    • GeForce MX130 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce MX130 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce MX130 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 92 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
    • GeForce MX130 and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 2762 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 1−2
    medium / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX130 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX130 Radeon 520
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name N16S-GTR Oland
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 January 2018 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 384 320
    Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1242 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 29.81 20.60
    Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
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