Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 M395

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395, 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 R9 M395, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395 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 M395 here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon R9 M395 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 M395
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon R9 M395 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 M395 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 196 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	1−2	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	55−60	250−260
medium / 768p	30−33	220−230
ultra / 1080p	6−7	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	18−20	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Fortnite is 740% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Minecraft is 75% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	100−110
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 520% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 M395
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Oland
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017	9 June 2015
Pipelines	320	1792
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	834 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	+	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		336 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 M395

Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M395 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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