GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon 520

Place in the ranking	885	123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Power efficiency	2.83	25.88
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Banks	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2023 (2 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	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.60	211.2
Floating-point processing power	0.6592 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	20	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	36 GB/s	216.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9

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 2.05

RTX 4050 37.52
+1730%

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 4050 14420
+1732%

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

−1669%

230−240
+1669%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Dota 2	6 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Fortnite	10−11 −1700%	180−190 +1700%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1678%	160−170 +1678%
World of Tanks	35−40 −1695%	700−750 +1695%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Dota 2	18 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −1650%	350−400 +1650%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1686%	250−260 +1686%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1669%	230−240 +1669%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −1674%	550−600 +1674%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1700%	90−95 +1700%
Valorant	8−9 −1650%	140−150 +1650%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1713%	290−300 +1713%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1700%	270−280 +1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1700%	270−280 +1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Dota 2	16−18 −1713%	290−300 +1713%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%

This is how Radeon 520 and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 is 1669% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.05	37.52
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	100 Watt

Radeon 520 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 1730.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 520 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

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