Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 6930
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6930, 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 6930, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
186 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 6930 has 272% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6930 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 280 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 2550 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
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
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
21−24
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6930 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
55−60
170−180
medium / 768p
30−33
140−150
ultra / 1080p
6−7
70−75
QHD / 1440p
−
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
high / 768p
18−20
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 342% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 6930 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
10−11
75−80
ultra / 1080p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Dota 2 is 200% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
75−80
medium / 1080p
0−1
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Fortnite is 250% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
0−1
18−20
low / 768p
18−20
65−70
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
0−1
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
8−9
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
10−11
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 200% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
0−1
35−40
medium / 768p
−
21−24
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
50−55
ultra / 1080p
0−1
24−27
high / 768p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in World of Tanks is 156% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon HD 6930
Architecture
GCN 1.0
TeraScale 3
Code name
Oland
Cayman
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
21 March 2017
1 December 2011
Pipelines
320
1280
Core clock speed
1030 MHz
750 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
20.60
60.00
Floating-point performance
659.2 gflops
1,920.0 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2250 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16 GB/s
153.6 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
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