Radeon 520 vs Radeon Vega 10 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon Vega 10 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 Vega 10 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 520 and Radeon Vega 10 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon Vega 10 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 Vega 10 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
10 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
IGP
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
System Shared
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
No outputs
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Radeon 520 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile uses IGP interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - with GCN 5.0.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega 10 mobile - 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
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
16−18
medium / 1080p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.
low / 768p
55−60
130−140
medium / 768p
30−33
100−110
ultra / 1080p
6−7
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
18−20
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 232% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon Vega 10 mobile.
low / 768p
45−50
80−85
medium / 768p
10−11
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Dota 2 is 141% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
8−9
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
low / 720p
21−24
60−65
medium / 1080p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Fortnite is 181% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
0−1
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
0−1
14−16
low / 768p
18−20
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
0−1
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
6−7
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
high / 1080p
27−30
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in Minecraft is 69% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
10−11
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 150% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
low / 768p
0−1
24−27
medium / 768p
−
16−18
high / 1080p
−
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
14−16
40−45
ultra / 1080p
0−1
18−20
high / 768p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 10 mobile in World of Tanks is 120% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Radeon 520
Radeon Vega 10 mobile
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN 5.0
Code name
Oland
Raven
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
21 March 2017
8 January 2019
Pipelines
320
640
Core clock speed
1030 MHz
Boost Clock
1301 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
20.60
52.04
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
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.0
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
+
1.2.131
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