Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics vs RX 5500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
22.86
+1581%

RX 5500 outperforms HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics by a whopping 1581% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2571030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.25no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameNavi 14no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 years ago)8 February 2012 (13 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 cores1408480
Core clock speedno data400 / 700 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Wattno data
Texture fill rate162.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs88no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12.0 (12_1)11
OpenGL4.6no data

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
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4−5
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Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Battlefield 5 1−2
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1−2
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
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27−30
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
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6−7
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9
+0%
8−9
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 49 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.86 1.36
Recency 7 October 2019 8 February 2012
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm

RX 5500 has a 1580.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics is a notebook one.

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