AMD Radeon 520 vs NVIDIA GeForce 845M
AMD Radeon 520
► remove from comparison 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).
NVIDIA GeForce 845M
► remove from comparison The NVIDIA GeForce 845M is a mid-range, DirectX 12-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in spring 2014. It is one of the first cards based on Nvidia's new Maxwell architecture, but is still manufactured in 28 nm. In addition to a version based on GM107 (partially deactivated to 384 ALUs, 128-bit, DDR3 memory), there is also another version using the GM108 chip (384 Shader, 64-bit, GDDR5 memory). Both models offer approximately the same performance.
Architecture
Compared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90 percent of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs.
Another optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache (GM107: 2 MB). The larger size can process some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly reducing performance.
Similar to Fermi and Kepler, the GM107 and GM108 support DirectX 12 with feature level 11.0 only.
Performance
Thanks to the 128-bit memory interface (respectively the GDDR5 memory of the GM108 model), the GeForce 845M offers about 30 percent more performance than the GeForce 840M. However, a GeForce GTX 850M is still an additional 50 percent faster. Many games of 2013/2014 (Tomb Raider or BioShock Infinite, etc.) can be played fluently in 1366 x 768 and high detail settings. Very demanding games such as Crysis 3 or Battlefield 4 will require lower resolutions and/or details.
Features
GM107/108 integrate the sixth generation of the PureVideo HD video engine (VP6), offering a better decoding performance for H.264 and MPEG-2 videos. Of course, VP6 supports all features of previous generations (4K support, PIP, video encoding via NVENC API). Unfortunately, HDMI 2.0 is still not supported.
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the GeForce 845M should be in a range of about 30 - 35 Watts. Therefore, the card is best suited for 14-inch laptops or larger. The 800M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.
| AMD Radeon 520 | NVIDIA GeForce 845M |
GeForce 800M Series | Radeon 530 | 384 @ 1.02 GHz | 64 Bit @ 2250 MHz | Radeon 520 | 320 @ 1.03 GHz | 64 Bit @ 2250 MHz |
| GeForce 845M | 384 @ 1.07 - 1.15 GHz | 64/128 Bit @ 2000 - 5000 MHz | GeForce 840M | 384 @ 1.03 GHz | 64 Bit @ 2000 MHz | GeForce 830M | 256 @ 1.03 - 1.15 GHz | 64 Bit @ 1800 MHz | GeForce 825M | 384 @ 0.85 GHz | 64 Bit @ 1800 MHz | GeForce 820M | 96 @ 0.78 GHz | 64 Bit @ 1800 MHz |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Maxwell |
Pipelines | 320 - unified | 384 - unified |
Core Speed | 1030 MHz | 1071 - 1150 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 2250 MHz | 2000 - 5000 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
Memory Type | DDR3, GDDR5 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
Shared Memory | no | no |
API | DirectX 12, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4 |
technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Features | DirectX 12, Mantle, OpenGL, OpenCL 1.2, Vulkan | GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience |
Date of Announcement | 21.03.2017 | 12.03.2014 |
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | |
Notebook Size | | medium sized |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon 520
0.6 pt (2%)
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Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce 845M
1.1 pt (3%)
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max:
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 383 avg: 454.5 median: 454.5 (1%) max: 526 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 335 avg: 397 median: 397 (1%) max: 459 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
77543 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
34545 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 5509 avg: 7240 median: 7240 (8%) max: 8971 Points
7519 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 6156 avg: 8413 median: 8412.5 (2%) max: 10669 Points
13754 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 954 avg: 1233 median: 1232.5 (2%) max: 1511 Points
2113 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 1022 avg: 1319 median: 1319 (1%) max: 1616 Points
2362 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
49247 Points (6%)
39568 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 2055 avg: 2232 median: 2232 (3%) max: 2409 Points
3019 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1877 avg: 2017 median: 2016.5 (2%) max: 2156 Points
2973 Points (3%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon 520 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
5266 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon 520 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
4324 Points (2%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
11294 Points (12%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon 520 6492 Points (8%)
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
HP 15-bs103ng (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | i5-8250U | Radeon 520 1030 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 6492 |
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
4.1 fps (1%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
12 fps (4%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
9.2 fps (4%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
16.6 fps (3%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon 520 Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
9124 Points (6%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 845M 5924 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 520 Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
24.5 fps (8%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 845M 37.2 fps (13%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 520 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 29.98 avg: 35.6 median: 35.6 (2%) max: 41.13 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 845M 41.3 fps (2%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 520 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 845M 99.6 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
25.6 fps (3%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
35.4 fps (1%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
52.9 fps (3%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon 520 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
114.1 fps (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
184 Samples/s (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
325 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
929 Points (1%)
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon 520 → 100% n=11
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 845M → 129% n=11
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The 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.
100%
Radeon 520:
17.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
9.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
17.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
8.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
6.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
22 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
10 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
7 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
102.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
44 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
35.7 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
32.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
34 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
15 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
13 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
95 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
87.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
38.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
19.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
46.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
16.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
9.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
57.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
22.2 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
14 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
30.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
11.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
9.2 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
26.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
8.7 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
40.2 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
18.5 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
8.2 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
70.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
47.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
18.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
7.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
41.9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
33 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
14.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
11.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
5.9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
21 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
21.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
36 ~ 29 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
13.5 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
20.8 ~ 17 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
7.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
9.8 ~ 9 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
52 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
31.9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
13.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
53.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
37.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
18.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
84.5 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
45.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
19 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
17.9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
119.7 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
35.9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
17.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
47.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
82.4 ~ 65 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
28.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
43.7 ~ 36 fps
119%
GeForce 845M:
42.7 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
23.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
36.3 ~ 30 fps
131%
GeForce 845M:
39.3 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
7.5 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
11.7 ~ 10 fps
139%
GeForce 845M:
13.9 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
62.3 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
31.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
149%
GeForce 845M:
47.3 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
24.2 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
152%
GeForce 845M:
36.7 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
12.5 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
118%
GeForce 845M:
14.8 fps
100%
Radeon 520:
65.9 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
41.5 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
33.7 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
21.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
77.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
35.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
22.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
11.1 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
44.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
29.4 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
19.8 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
100%
Radeon 520:
10.6 [X] HP 15-bs103ng Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6GHz
Radeon 520
fps
Average Gaming AMD Radeon 520 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 845M → 135%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 138%