NVIDIA Quadro P520 vs AMD FirePro M6100

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Combined performance score

FirePro M6100
5.47
+0.9%

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking568573
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.521.08
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameBonaireGP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$120 $1670
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M6100 has 133% better value for money than Quadro P520.

Technical specs

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 cores768384
Core clock speed1100 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1493 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data18 Watt
Texture fill rate51.6035.83
Floating-point performance1,651 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on FirePro M6100 and Quadro P520 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth88 GB/s48.06 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data6.1

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.

FirePro M6100 5.47
+0.9%
Quadro P520 5.42

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro M6100 2122
+1%
Quadro P520 2100

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FirePro M6100 19876
+26.4%
Quadro P520 15720

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 26% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FirePro M6100 5369
+28.3%
Quadro P520 4186

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 28% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FirePro M6100 3837
+19.3%
Quadro P520 3218

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 19% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FirePro M6100 25342
+33.1%
Quadro P520 19041

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 33% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

FirePro M6100 13390
+82%
Quadro P520 7356

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 82% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

FirePro M6100 16951
+110%
Quadro P520 8059

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 110% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 36
+71.4%
Quadro P520 21

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 71% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 58
+39.3%
Quadro P520 42

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 39% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 49
+109%
Quadro P520 23

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 109% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 42
+48.7%
Quadro P520 28

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 49% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 36
+17.8%
Quadro P520 31

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 18% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 15
+31.9%
Quadro P520 12

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 32% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 26
+98.5%
Quadro P520 13

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 98% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Benchmark coverage: 3%

FirePro M6100 1
Quadro P520 1
+16.7%

Quadro P520 outperforms FirePro M6100 by 17% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 26
+98.5%
Quadro P520 13

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 98% in SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase.

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 36
+71.4%
Quadro P520 21

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 71% in SPECviewperf 12 - Maya.

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 42
+48.7%
Quadro P520 28

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 49% in SPECviewperf 12 - Catia.

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 58
+39.3%
Quadro P520 42

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 39% in SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks.

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 49
+109%
Quadro P520 23

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 109% in SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX.

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 36
+17.8%
Quadro P520 31

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 18% in SPECviewperf 12 - Creo.

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 15
+31.9%
Quadro P520 12

FirePro M6100 outperforms Quadro P520 by 32% in SPECviewperf 12 - Medical.

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Benchmark coverage: 2%

FirePro M6100 0.6
Quadro P520 0.7
+16.7%

Quadro P520 outperforms FirePro M6100 by 17% in SPECviewperf 12 - Energy.

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 HD52
+148%
21
−148%
4K18−21
−11.1%
20
+11.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−66.7%
20
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
13
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−50%
18
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−72.7%
19
+72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−33.3%
16
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how FirePro M6100 and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • FirePro M6100 is 148% faster than Quadro P520

4K resolution:

  • Quadro P520 is 11.1% faster than FirePro M6100

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the FirePro M6100 is 33.3% faster than the Quadro P520.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P520 is 72.7% faster than the FirePro M6100.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M6100 is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
  • Quadro P520 is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 52 tests (83%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.47 5.42
Recency 1 October 2013 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

We couldn't decide between FirePro M6100 and Quadro P520. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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