RTX A2000 12 GB vs Radeon 520

Place in the ranking	876	141
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	87.80
Power efficiency	2.82	35.10
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Banks	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3328
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	562 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.60	124.8
Floating-point processing power	0.6592 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	20	104
Tensor Cores	no data	104
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	26

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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	167 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	36 GB/s	288.0 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

No outputs

4x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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

RTX A2000 12 GB 35.50
+1640%

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

RTX A2000 12 GB 13693
+1640%

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

−1592%

220−230
+1592%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

2.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−1525%

65−70
+1525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1567%	600−650 +1567%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1567%	600−650 +1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1567%	300−310 +1567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −1600%	170−180 +1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1567%	600−650 +1567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1525%

65−70
+1525%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −1567%	100−105 +1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−1600%

85−90
+1600%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1500%

16−18
+1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1567%

50−55
+1567%

This is how Radeon 520 and RTX A2000 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX A2000 12 GB is 1592% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	35.50
Recency	18 April 2017	23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	70 Watt

Radeon 520 has 40% lower power consumption.

RTX A2000 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 1640.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 520 is a notebook card while RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation one.

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