Radeon HD 7520G vs RX Vega 5

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 and Radeon HD 7520G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.65
+467%

RX Vega 5 outperforms HD 7520G by a whopping 467% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6511143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.251.61
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameVegaScrapper
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)6 June 2012 (12 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 cores320192
Core clock speedno data496 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz685 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data8.220
Floating-point processing powerno data0.263 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data12

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-N/A

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.

RX Vega 5 4.65
+467%
HD 7520G 0.82

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.

RX Vega 5 3535
+532%
HD 7520G 559

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.

RX Vega 5 11704
+472%
HD 7520G 2045

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.

RX Vega 5 18282
+474%
HD 7520G 3185

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 HD18
−22.2%
22
+22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Hitman 3 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Metro Exodus 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+300%
3−4
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Metro Exodus 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+100%
7−8
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how RX Vega 5 and HD 7520G compete in popular games:

  • HD 7520G is 22% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 867% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7520G is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • HD 7520G is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.65 0.82
Recency 7 January 2020 6 June 2012
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 467.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7520G in performance tests.


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