GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Radeon 520

Place in performance ranking	881	294
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Oland	GN20-S7
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 March 2017 (7 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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	320	2048
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	1,040 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	30-45 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.60	189.1
Floating-point performance	0.6592 gflops	6.05 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

VRAM capacity and type

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	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12.0	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 520 2.04

RTX 2050 Mobile 18.61
+812%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Radeon 520 5266

RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+789%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Radeon 520 2017

RTX 2050 Mobile 12268
+508%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Radeon 520 1319

RTX 2050 Mobile 8881
+573%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 520 8413

RTX 2050 Mobile 58068
+590%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	15 −207%	46 +207%
1440p	3−4 −933%	31 +933%
4K	3−4 −900%	30 +900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1125%

49
+1125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −6000%	60−65 +6000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −950%	42 +950%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1367%	40−45 +1367%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Hitman 3	7−8 −529%	44 +529%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −406%	90−95 +406%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −144%	85−90 +144%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −6000%	60−65 +6000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1367%	40−45 +1367%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Hitman 3	7−8 −514%	43 +514%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −406%	90−95 +406%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −520%	62 +520%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −133%	40−45 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −144%	85−90 +144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −660%	35−40 +660%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −525%	25 +525%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1367%	40−45 +1367%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Hitman 3	7−8 −457%	39 +457%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −406%	90−95 +406%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −450%	55 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −450%	33 +450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +100%	18 −100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1150%

50−55
+1150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1100%	35−40 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −850%	18−20 +850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Hitman 3	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −533%	35−40 +533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −909%	110−120 +909%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−520%

30−35
+520%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1300%

14−16
+1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	8−9

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−433%

16−18
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +0%	47 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

This is how Radeon 520 and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is 207% faster in 1080p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 933% faster in 1440p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 900% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 520 is 100% faster.
in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 6000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 520 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (75%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	18.61
Recency	21 March 2017	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	30 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 812.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.