Radeon 520 vs Radeon Pro 570

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon Pro 570, 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 Pro 570, 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 Pro 570
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 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 Pro 570 has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Pro 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 570 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
  • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 570 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 570 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 30 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 570.
  • Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 570 is 4530 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  Radeon 520 Radeon Pro 570
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Oland Polaris 20
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 21 March 2017 5 June 2017
Pipelines 320 1792
Core clock speed 1030 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1105 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 20.60 123.8
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 3,584 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
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