Radeon 520 vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 460. 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 RX 460. 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 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 RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 460 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon RX 460 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 60 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	55−60	230−240
medium / 768p	30−33	200−210
ultra / 1080p	6−7	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	50−55
high / 768p	18−20	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 460 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 296% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	120−130
medium / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 468% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 350% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Polaris
Code name	Oland	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2017	8 August 2016
Pipelines	320	896
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	1090 MHz
Boost Clock		1200 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	67.20
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length		170 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		240 Mh/s
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon RX 460

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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