Quadro M520 vs FirePro M8900
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 695 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.15 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | GM108 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 11 January 2017 (9 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 | 960 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 1041 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1019 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 16.66 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS | 0.7995 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
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 size | large | medium sized |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB/s | 40 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
| 3D Stereo | no data | + |
| nView Display Management | no data | + |
| Optimus | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2011 | 11 January 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 25 Watt |
Quadro M520 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M8900 and Quadro M520. We've got no test results to judge.
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