Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs Radeon 520

Place in the ranking	873	866
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.84	20.86
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	no data
GPU code name	Banks	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	6 December 2018 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	320	no data
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	690 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.6592 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	20	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
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	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	36 GB/s	no data
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

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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

Qualcomm Adreno 680 2.10
+2.9%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Radeon 520 787

Qualcomm Adreno 680 810
+2.9%

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
+4.2%

Qualcomm Adreno 680 1936

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

+0%

14−16

+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −133%	14−16 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−75%

7−8
+75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−20%

6−7
+20%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

0−1

This is how Radeon 520 and Qualcomm Adreno 680 compete in popular games:

A tie in 1080p

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 520 is 29% faster.
in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 680 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 520 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Qualcomm Adreno 680 is ahead in 47 tests (78%)
there's a draw in 12 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	2.10
Recency	18 April 2017	6 December 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	7 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 680 has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon 520 and Qualcomm Adreno 680.

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