Radeon 520 vs UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU

In this comparison between Radeon 520 and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon 520 will be the best choice, for others UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon 520 and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU 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 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU here:

Main Specs

  Radeon 520 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR4
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 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 730 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
  • Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

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 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  Radeon 520 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
Architecture GCN 1.0 Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name Oland Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 21 March 2017 28 May 2019
Pipelines 320 32
Core clock speed 1030 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 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 +
Quick Sync +
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