Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 270, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon 520 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

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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 R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 270 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	55−60	230−240
medium / 768p	30−33	200−210
ultra / 1080p	6−7	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	55−60
high / 768p	18−20	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	130−140
medium / 1080p	0−1	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon 520.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−11	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 350% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Oland	Curacao
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	21 March 2017	13 November 2013
Pipelines	320	1280
Core clock speed	1030 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	74.00
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12.0
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 270

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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