Radeon 520 vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 560 mobile, 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 RX 560 mobile, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon RX 560 mobile Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	55 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	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 RX 560 mobile has 10% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 145 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	55−60	220−230
medium / 768p	30−33	190−200
ultra / 1080p	6−7	110−120
QHD / 1440p	−	70−75
4K / 2160p	−	35−40
high / 768p	18−20	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 514% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 560 mobile have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Dota 2 is 279% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	110−120
medium / 1080p	0−1	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Fortnite is 422% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
low / 768p	18−20	95−100
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 410% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 330% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	0−1	65−70
medium / 768p	−	40−45
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Polaris
Code name	Oland	Polaris 11
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017	5 January 2017
Pipelines	320	1024
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	1175 MHz
Boost Clock		1275 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	58.97
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	2,462 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	96 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		+
Laptop size		large
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

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