Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 5830

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 5830. 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 HD 5830. 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 HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5830 has 250% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 230 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 1750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	18−20
medium / 1080p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−33
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
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 HD 5830.
low / 768p	55−60	150−160
medium / 768p	30−33	120−130
ultra / 1080p	6−7	60−65
QHD / 1440p	−	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	18−20	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 285% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	65−70
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Fortnite is 204% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	16−18
low / 768p	18−20	60−65
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Grand Theft Auto V is 226% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 180% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	0−1	30−33
medium / 768p	−	20−22
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
high / 768p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in World of Tanks is 140% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon HD 5830
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Oland	Cypress
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2017	25 February 2010
Pipelines	320	1120
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	44.80
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	1,792.0 gflops
Length		282 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12.0	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	N/A
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 5830

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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