Data Center GPU Max NEXT vs Radeon 520
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 881 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.99 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Banks | Rialto Bridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 20480 |
| Core clock speed | 1030 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 100,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 800 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.60 | 2,048 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6592 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | 1280 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 3.1 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 36 GB/s | 3,205 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 800 Watt |
Radeon 520 has 1500% lower power consumption.
Data Center GPU Max NEXT, on the other hand, has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 520 and Data Center GPU Max NEXT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 520 is a notebook card while Data Center GPU Max NEXT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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