Radeon 520 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

When choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri.

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Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 497 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	1−2
medium / 1080p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
medium / 768p	30−33	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	7−8
high / 768p	18−20	16−18
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	10−11	10−11
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	18−20	18−20
high / 1080p	0−1	0−1
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	12−14
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
low / 720p	10−11	8−9
medium / 1080p	10−11	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
low / 720p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	0−1	0−1
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	0−1
high / 768p	12−14	12−14
Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.1
Code name	Oland	Kaveri
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017	4 June 2014
Pipelines	320	384
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	533 MHz
Boost Clock		654 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s
Shared memory	-	+
DirectX	12.0	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	+
Laptop size		medium sized
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

Radeon 520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are Laptop Graphics Cards

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