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    Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 7730

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7730. 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 7730. 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 7730
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 47 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon 520 has 6% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730.
    • Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7730 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
    • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7730 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 230 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730.
    • Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7730 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 2250 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
    ultra / 1080p − 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 14−16
    medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7730 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Radeon 520 Radeon HD 7730
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name Oland Cape Verde
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 21 March 2017 1 May 2013
    Pipelines 320 384
    Core clock speed 1030 MHz 800 MHz
    Transistor count 1,040 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 20.60 19.20
    Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 614.4 gflops
    Length 168 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12.0 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan + 1.2.131
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