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    Radeon 520 vs Radeon R7 A265

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 A265. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 A265. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon R7 A265

    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 A265
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 A265 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 305 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 450 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

    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 R7 A265 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Radeon 520 Radeon R7 A265
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name Oland Opal
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 21 March 2017 9 January 2014
    Pipelines 320 384
    Core clock speed 1030 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 825 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.60 19.80
    Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 28.8 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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