Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 Radeon 520 stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon 520 or Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
No outputs
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Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 455 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
12−14
medium / 1080p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
6−7
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
55−60
120−130
medium / 768p
30−33
95−100
ultra / 1080p
6−7
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
high / 768p
18−20
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
0−1
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
4−5
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
0−1
7−8
low / 768p
18−20
45−50
high / 1080p
0−1
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
1−2
ultra / 1080p
−
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
5−6
medium / 1080p
−
3−4
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
high / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Minecraft is 45% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
10−11
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 110% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
6−7
low / 768p
0−1
10−12
medium / 768p
−
8−9
high / 1080p
−
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
14−16
40−45
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
high / 768p
12−14
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in World of Tanks is 100% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Terascale 2
Code name
Oland
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
21 March 2017
6 January 2011
Pipelines
320
800
Core clock speed
1030 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
20.60
27.00
Floating-point performance
659.2 gflops
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2250 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
+
N/A
Laptop size
large
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