Radeon 520 vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

In this comparison between Radeon 520 and Radeon R5 430 OEM you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon 520 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R5 430 OEM will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R5 430 OEM

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 R5 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon 520 and Radeon R5 430 OEM have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 430 OEM - in Desktops.
  • Radeon 520 and Radeon R5 430 OEM are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
  • Radeon 520 and Radeon R5 430 OEM are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 430 OEM is 2350 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
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 R5 430 OEM in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  Radeon 520 Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Oland Oland
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 21 March 2017 30 June 2016
Pipelines 320 384
Core clock speed 1030 MHz 730 MHz
Boost Clock 780 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.60 18.72
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 599.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 36.8 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
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