Radeon 520 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 520 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 Pro Vega 16. 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 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon Pro Vega 16 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
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Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro Vega 16 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
Radeon 520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 150 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 Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
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 Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
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 Pro Vega 16 in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
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 Pro Vega 16 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	80−85
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 400% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
low / 768p	0−1	85−90
medium / 768p	−	55−60
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 Pro Vega 16 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Vega
Code name	Oland	Vega Mobile
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	21 March 2017	15 November 2018
Pipelines	320	1024
Core clock speed	1030 MHz
Boost Clock		1190 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	76.16
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	307.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Laptop size		large
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Radeon 520 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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