Quadro P520 vs GeForce 6200 AGP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 657 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.79 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | NV18 C1 | GP108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 December 2003 (21 years ago) | 23 May 2019 (6 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 | no data | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 230 MHz | 1303 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1493 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.92 | 35.83 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.147 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 4 | 24 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 66 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.056 GB/s | 48.06 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 December 2003 | 23 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 14 nm |
Quadro P520 has an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6200 AGP and Quadro P520. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6200 AGP is a desktop graphics card while Quadro P520 is a mobile workstation one.
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