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    Radeon 520 vs Radeon RX 570

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon RX 570. 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 570. 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 570
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 570 has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon RX 570 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 138 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
    • Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 4750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    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 RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Radeon 520 Radeon RX 570
    Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
    Code name Oland Polaris 20 Ellesmere
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 21 March 2017 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 320 2048
    Core clock speed 1030 MHz 1168 MHz
    Boost Clock 1244 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.60 159.2
    Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 5,095 gflops
    Length 241 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 224.0 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 + +
    FreeSync +
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