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    Radeon 520 vs Radeon R7 250X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 250X, 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 R7 250X, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon 520 Radeon R7 250X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 80 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 250X has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 250X are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 625 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
    ultra / 1080p − 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 1−2 24−27
    medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Radeon 520 Radeon R7 250X
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name Oland Cape Verde
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 21 March 2017 13 February 2014
    Pipelines 320 640
    Core clock speed 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.60 38.00
    Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 1,216 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 1625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12.0
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
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