Radeon HD 7520G vs RX 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with Radeon HD 7520G, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500 outperforms HD 7520G by a whopping 2643% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 307 | 1234 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.95 | 1.71 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | Scrapper |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 October 2019 (7 years ago) | 6 June 2012 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1408 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 496 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 685 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 1,303 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 8.220 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 0.263 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 88 | 12 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 750−800
+2579%
| 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| Valorant | 30−35 | 30−35 |
Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Valorant | 30−35 | 30−35 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Valorant | 30−35 | 30−35 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| Valorant | 2−3 | 2−3 |
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 1−2 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 1−2 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| Valorant | 6−7 | 6−7 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 2−3 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 2−3 |
This is how RX 5500 and HD 7520G compete in popular games:
- RX 5500 is 2579% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.12 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 7 October 2019 | 6 June 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 35 Watt |
RX 5500 has a 2643% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 78% more advanced lithography process.
HD 7520G, on the other hand, has 68% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7520G in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 7520G is a notebook one.
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