Quadro 3000M X2 vs GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | EXMF104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 13 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 22 February 2011 (14 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 | 48 | 240 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 810 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.480 | 18.00 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1555 TFLOPS | 0.432 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 40 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 512 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x1 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 152 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 80 GB/s ×2 |
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2011 | 22 February 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 150 Watt |
GT 520 PCIe x1 has an age advantage of 1 month, and 417.2% lower power consumption.
3000M X2, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1 and Quadro 3000M X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro 3000M X2 is a mobile workstation one.
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