Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6870, 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 6870, 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

	Radeon 520	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 202% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	1−2	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	55−60	180−190
medium / 768p	30−33	140−150
ultra / 1080p	6−7	75−80
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	18−20	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 364% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	10−11	75−80
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 200% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 272% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
low / 768p	18−20	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 278% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	10−11	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	20−22
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	40−45
medium / 768p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	14−16	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
high / 768p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 168% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Oland	RV940 Barts
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2017	22 October 2010
Pipelines	320	1120
Core clock speed	1030 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	50.40
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length		220 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 6870

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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