Radeon 520 vs Radeon RX Vega 9
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon RX Vega 9, 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 Vega 9, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 520 and Radeon RX Vega 9 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon RX Vega 9 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 Vega 9 here:
Main Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon RX Vega 9
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 9 - with Vega.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 9 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
1−2
27−30
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
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 RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
55−60
190−200
medium / 768p
30−33
160−170
ultra / 1080p
6−7
85−90
QHD / 1440p
−
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
18−20
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 417% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon RX Vega 9.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
10−11
85−90
ultra / 1080p
0−1
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in Dota 2 is 231% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
90−95
medium / 1080p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in Fortnite is 318% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
0−1
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
low / 720p
0−1
45−50
medium / 1080p
0−1
24−27
low / 768p
18−20
75−80
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
0−1
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 720p
10−11
50−55
medium / 1080p
10−11
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 270% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 768p
0−1
45−50
medium / 768p
−
30−33
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−35
high / 768p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 9 in World of Tanks is 176% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon RX Vega 9
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Vega
Code name
Oland
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
21 March 2017
26 October 2017
Pipelines
320
576
Core clock speed
1030 MHz
Boost Clock
1300 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
20.60
Floating-point performance
659.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12.0
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
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