GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon 520

Place in the ranking	876	207
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Power efficiency	2.84	24.37
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Banks	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	2560
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.60	82.80
Floating-point processing power	0.6592 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	20	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	36 GB/s	192.0 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

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 520 2.04

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.29
+1189%

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.

Radeon 520 787

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10144
+1189%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Radeon 520 2017

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+795%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Radeon 520 1319

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+913%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 520 8413

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+767%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 520 77543

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757
+445%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Radeon 520 397

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 5170
+1202%

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	13 −469%	74 +469%
1440p	3−4 −1367%	44 +1367%
4K	2−3 −1250%	27 +1250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1450%

62
+1450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1375%	59 +1375%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1043%	80 +1043%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −539%	110−120 +539%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2350%	98 +2350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −542%	231 +542%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45 +1025%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1000%	77 +1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −539%	110−120 +539%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1850%	78 +1850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −950%	105 +950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −200%	50−55 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −464%	203 +464%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −920%	50−55 +920%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −900%	40 +900%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1833%	55−60 +1833%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1725%	140−150 +1725%
Hitman 3	7−8 −857%	67 +857%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −411%	92 +411%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −800%	90 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −733%	50 +733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +28.6%	28 −28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1925%

81
+1925%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2100%	22 +2100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1350%	27−30 +1350%
Hitman 3	7−8 −557%	46 +557%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1050%	69 +1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −3000%	30−35 +3000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −1164%	139 +1164%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1020%

56
+1020%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1800%

18−20
+1800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−867%

29
+867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Metro Exodus	143 +0%	143 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +0%	35 +0%
Metro Exodus	114 +0%	114 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	20 +0%	20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +0%	29 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +0%	34 +0%

This is how Radeon 520 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 469% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1367% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1250% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 520 is 29% faster.
in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 8100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 520 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	26.29
Recency	18 April 2017	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	75 Watt

Radeon 520 has 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1188.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.