Radeon 520 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between Radeon 520 and Tesla M60 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon 520 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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:

Main Specs

  Radeon 520 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 500% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • Radeon 520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
  • Radeon 520 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon 520 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 473 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Radeon 520 and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 2762 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  Radeon 520 Tesla M60
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Oland GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 21 March 2017 30 August 2015
Pipelines 320 2048
Core clock speed 1030 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.60 150.8
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.0 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 432 Mh/s
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