Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 7870. 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 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon HD 7870 has 250% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 - in Desktops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 30 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 2550 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	1−2	45−50
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	75−80
medium / 1080p	−	40−45
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	55−60	240−250
medium / 768p	30−33	210−220
ultra / 1080p	6−7	130−140
QHD / 1440p	−	100−110
4K / 2160p	−	60−65
high / 768p	18−20	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 596% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 720p	0−1	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	130−140
medium / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	75−80
medium / 1080p	0−1	45−50
low / 768p	18−20	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	0−1	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	75−80
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 380% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
low / 768p	0−1	85−90
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Oland	Pitcairn XT
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2017	5 March 2012
Pipelines	320	1280
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon HD 7870

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

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