Radeon 520 vs HD 7770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770 with Radeon 520, including specs and performance data.

HD 7770
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.65
+176%

HD 7770 outperforms 520 by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking604884
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.43no data
Power efficiency4.872.83
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameCape VerdeBanks
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 February 2012 (12 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640320
Core clock speed1000 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate40.0020.60
Floating-point processing power1.28 TFLOPS0.6592 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4020

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s36 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

HD 7770 5.65
+176%
Radeon 520 2.05

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.

HD 7770 2172
+176%
Radeon 520 787

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.

HD 7770 3098
+53.6%
Radeon 520 2017

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 7770 14073
+167%
Radeon 520 5266

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.

HD 7770 2825
+114%
Radeon 520 1319

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.

HD 7770 18782
+123%
Radeon 520 8413

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

HD 7770 36
+200%
Radeon 520 12

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:

900p47
+194%
16−18
−194%
Full HD46
+254%
13
−254%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.46no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Elden Ring 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 18−20
+217%
6
−217%
Elden Ring 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Fortnite 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+161%
18
−161%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
World of Tanks 128
+228%
35−40
−228%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 18−20
+5.6%
18
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+135%
20−22
−135%
Valorant 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Elden Ring 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
World of Tanks 40−45
+215%
12−14
−215%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Valorant 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Elden Ring 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Fortnite 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Valorant 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how HD 7770 and Radeon 520 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7770 is 194% faster in 900p
  • HD 7770 is 254% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7770 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7770 is ahead in 49 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.65 2.05
Recency 15 February 2012 18 April 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 50 Watt

HD 7770 has a 175.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770 is a desktop card while Radeon 520 is a notebook 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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