Radeon 520 vs Radeon R9 M470

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M470, 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 M470, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Radeon 520 Laptops

Radeon R9 M470 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
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Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M470 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 30 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470.
Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	1−2	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	55−60	190−200
medium / 768p	30−33	150−160
ultra / 1080p	6−7	80−85
QHD / 1440p	−	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	18−20	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 396% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	10−11	80−85
ultra / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Dota 2 is 220% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	85−90
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Fortnite is 295% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
low / 768p	18−20	75−80
medium / 768p	−	65−70
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 720p	10−11	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	0−1	45−50
medium / 768p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 768p	45−50	95−100
medium / 768p	14−16	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−33
high / 768p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in World of Tanks is 168% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

	Radeon 520	Radeon R9 M470
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 2
Code name	Oland	Saturn
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017	14 May 2016
Pipelines	320	768
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	20.60	48.00
Floating-point performance	659.2 gflops	1,536 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12.0	12 (12_0)
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 R9 M470

Radeon 520 and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Main Specs

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