Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M290X. 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 R9 M290X. 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 520 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	100 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 R9 M290X has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 180 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1050 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.
low / 768p	55−60	210−220
medium / 768p	30−33	180−190
ultra / 1080p	6−7	100−110
QHD / 1440p	−	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
high / 768p	18−20	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 489% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	95−100
ultra / 1080p	0−1	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Fortnite is 377% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−35
low / 768p	18−20	90−95
medium / 768p	−	80−85
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 384% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	10−11	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−11	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 340% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	60−65
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in World of Tanks is 200% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Oland	Neptune
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017	7 January 2014
Pipelines	320	1280
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	72.00
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	2,304 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		300 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		20
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 M290X

Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

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