AMD Radeon 520 review: specs and price
AMD Radeon 520
Why is AMD Radeon 520 better than the average?
- Thermal Design Power (TDP)?
50Wvs172.48W - DirectX version?
12vs11.7 - OpenGL version?
4.5vs4.45 - OpenCL version?
2vs1.42
Price comparison
AMD Radeon 520
Buy used:
$20.00
| Product | Store | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte Radeon Rx 590 Gaming 8G Graphic...Gigabyte Radeon Rx 590 Gaming 8G Graphics Card, 2X Windforce Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5, Gv-RX590GAMING-8GD Video Card | $599.99 | |||
| XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon Rx 590 Fatboy 8G...XFX RX-590P8DFD6 Radeon Rx 590 Fatboy 8GB OC+ 1580MHz DDR5 3xDP HDMI DVI Graphic Cards | $482.99 | |||
| Gigabyte Radeon Rx 550 D5 2GB Graphic Ca...Gigabyte Radeon Rx 550 D5 2GB Graphic Cards GV-RX550D5-2GD REV2.0 | $286.99 | |||
| ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMINGOC Editio...ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMINGOC Edition GDDR5 DP HDMI DVI VR Ready AMD Graphics Card | $748.00 | |||
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB ...Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 3GB GDDR5 REV2.0 Graphic Cards GV-N1060G1GAM-3GD R2 | $399.00 | |||
| MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDRR5 19...MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDRR5 192-bit HDCP Support DirectX 12 Dual Fan VR Ready OC Graphics Card (GTX 1060 3GT OC) | $369.99 | |||
| Galaxy GeForce GT 520 1 GB GDDR3 PCI Exp...Galaxy GeForce GT 520 1 GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 DVI/HDMI/VGA Passively Cooled Graphics Card, 52GGS4HX9DTX | $124.59 | |||
General info
The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.
2.number of transistors
1040 million
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.
5.Is dual-GPU
AMD Radeon 520
The graphics card contains two graphics processing units (GPUs). This generally results in better performance than a similar, single-GPU graphics card.
6.Has air-water cooling
AMD Radeon 520
The graphics card uses a combination of water and air to reduce the temperature of the card. This allows it to be overclocked more, increasing performance.
Performance
1.GPU clock speed
1030MHz
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
2.pixel rate
4.1 GPixel/s
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
3.floating-point performance
0.66 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
4.texture rate
20.6 GTexels/s
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
5.GPU memory speed
1000MHz
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
Memory
1.effective memory speed
2000MHz
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
3.RAM
4GB
Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of volatile memory used to store working data and machine code currently in use. It is a quick-access, temporary virtual storage that can be read and changed in any order, thus enabling fast data processing.
4.memory bus width
64bit
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
Ports
1.has an HDMI output
AMD Radeon 520
Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.
More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.
Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.
Features
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
4.Supports 3D
AMD Radeon 520
Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).
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