Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Radeon 520 vs R5 Graphics
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 837 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | no data | 2.00 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Spectre SL | Oland |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 17 September 2014 (9 years old) | 21 March 2017 (7 years old) |
| Current price | $213 | $140 |
Value for money
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Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 497 MHz | 1030 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 720 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,410 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.952 | 20.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 388.1 gflops | 659.2 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R5 Graphics and Radeon 520 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
Memory
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 | System Shared | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 17 September 2014 | 21 March 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 Graphics and Radeon 520. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 Graphics 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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