AMD Radeon 520 vs AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon 520 and AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon 520
- 253.8x better floating-point performance: 660 GFLOPs vs 2.6 TFLOPs
- Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 60-80 Watt
- Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 26304 vs 19039
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Floating-point performance | 660 GFLOPs vs 2.6 TFLOPs |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt vs 60-80 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 26304 vs 19039 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
- Around 6% higher core clock speed: 1090-1175 MHz vs 1030 MHz
- Around 17% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1030 MHz
- 4x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 20.60 GTexel/s
- 3.2x more pipelines: 1024 vs 320
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 56% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 4500 MHz
| Core clock speed | 1090-1175 MHz vs 1030 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200-1275 MHz vs 1030 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 GTexel/s vs 20.60 GTexel/s |
| Pipelines | 1024 vs 320 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz vs 4500 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon 520
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
| Geekbench - OpenCL |
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| Name | AMD Radeon 520 | AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 865 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 203 | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 26304 | 19039 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1182 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1182 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1242 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1242 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3351 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3351 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon 520 | AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | Oland | Baffin |
| Design | Radeon 500 Series | Radeon RX 500 Series |
| GCN generation | 1st Gen | 4th Gen |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 | 18 April 2017 |
| Place in performance rating | 1109 | 1110 |
| Type | Desktop, Laptop | Desktop, Laptop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99.99 | |
| Price now | $104.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 50.84 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | 1200-1275 MHz |
| Compute units | 5 | 14/16 |
| Core clock speed | 1030 MHz | 1090-1175 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 660 GFLOPs | 2.6 TFLOPs |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 320 | 1024 |
| Pixel fill rate | 4.10 GP/s | 20.40 GP/s |
| Render output units | 4 | 16 |
| Stream Processors | 320 | 896/1024 |
| Texture fill rate | 20.60 GTexel/s | 81.60 GTexel/s |
| Texture Units | 20 | 64 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | 60-80 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,040 million | 3,000 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
| DisplayPort support | ||
| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| HDMI | ||
| VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | ||
| Laptop size | large | |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 112 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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| 4K H264 Decode | ||
| 4K H264 Encode | ||
| AMD Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
| DualGraphics | ||
| Enduro | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
| H265/HEVC Encode | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TressFX | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| CrossFire | ||
| DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| HDMI 2.0 | ||
| LiquidVR | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
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