Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 8970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 8970M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 180 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 2550 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	55−60	230−240
medium / 768p	30−33	200−210
ultra / 1080p	6−7	110−120
QHD / 1440p	−	85−90
4K / 2160p	−	45−50
high / 768p	18−20	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 542% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 296% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	120−130
medium / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 468% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 350% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
low / 768p	0−1	70−75
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Oland	Neptune
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017	15 May 2013
Pipelines	320	1280
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	72.00
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	2,304 gflops
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	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 8970M

Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

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