The Radeon 520 is a dedicated entry-level graphics card for laptops that was released in 2017. AMD reveals that the chip features five compute units based on the GCN architecture and 2 GB GDDR5 64-bit graphics memory. The new chip is not based on the Polaris architecture from 2016, but the old one that was introduced with the Radeon R5 M230 in 2014 and later used in the M330 and M430 / M440 / M445.
Due to the higher clock speed of up to 1030 MHz, the Radeon 520 should be slightly faster than the old Radeon R7 M445 (920 MHz, 320 shader units, GDDR5). However, the performance should be comparable, which means that demanding games like Dishonored 2, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare or XCOM 2 should not run smoothly. Less demanding games like Overwatch, Fifa 17 (with a fast CPU) or Farming Simulator 17, would run well, but using low to medium detail settings. For detailed game benchmarks, visit the pages of the previous linked card. If only DDR3 is used, the performance should be on par with the Radeon R7 M440 (1021 MHz, 320 shader units, DDR3).
Radeon 500 Series
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | ||||||
| Pipelines | 320 - unified | ||||||
| Core Speed | 1030 MHz | ||||||
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz | ||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | ||||||
| Memory Type | DDR3, GDDR5 | ||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | ||||||
| Shared Memory | no | ||||||
| API | DirectX 12, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | ||||||
| technology | 28 nm | ||||||
| Features | DirectX 12, Mantle, OpenGL, OpenCL 1.2, Vulkan | ||||||
| Date of Announcement | 21.03.2017 | ||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | ||||||
- Average benchmark valuesThe following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destiny 2 | 17.8 | 9.4 | ||||
| ELEX | 17.3 | 8.1 | 6.6 | |||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 22 | 10 | 7 | |||
| FIFA 18 | 102.4 | 44 | 35.7 | 32.6 | ||
| F1 2017 | 34 | 15 | 13 | |||
| Team Fortress 2 | 95 | 87.3 | 38.3 | 19.6 | ||
| Dirt 4 | 46.4 | 16.6 | 9.6 | |||
| Rocket League | 57.1 | 22.2 | 14 | |||
| Prey | 30.1 | 11.3 | 9.2 | |||
| For Honor | 26.3 | 9 | 8.7 | |||
| Resident Evil 7 | 40.2 | 18.5 | 8.2 | |||
| Farming Simulator 17 | 70.8 | 47.1 | 18.3 | 7.6 | ||
| Overwatch | 41.9 | 33 | 14.6 | |||
| Ashes of the Singularity | 11.6 | 5.9 | ||||
| Far Cry Primal | 21 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 29 | 17 | 9 | 7.4 | ||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 52 | 31.9 | 13.8 | |||
| World of Warships | 53.3 | 37.3 | 18.8 | |||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 84.5 | 45.8 | 19 | 17.9 | ||
| The Witcher 3 | 29.7 | 18.7 | 10.2 | 5.8 | ||
| Dirt Rally | 119.7 | 35.9 | 17.6 | |||
| BioShock Infinite | 65 | 36 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Tomb Raider | 62.3 | 31.8 | 24.2 | 12.5 | ||
| Diablo III | 65.9 | 41.5 | 33.7 | 21.6 | ||
| Anno 2070 | 77.4 | 35.1 | 22.1 | 11.1 | ||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 44.8 | 29.4 | 19.8 | 10.6 | ||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 8 9 9 | 14 11 1 | 20 4 | 10 1 | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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