Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce GT 520M

Place in performance ranking	1168	482
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	N12P-GP/LV	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	5 January 2011 (13 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores	48	896
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	740 / 600 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.376	94.92
Floating-point performance	0.129 gflops	3.037 gflops

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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	80 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

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.

GT 520M 0.73

T500 Mobile 8.76
+1100%

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.

GT 520M 502

T500 Mobile 7996
+1493%

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:

900p	6 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Full HD	12 −200%	36 +200%
1200p	7 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
1440p	1−2 −1400%	15 +1400%
4K	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−367%

14−16
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	24−27
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2400%	24−27 +2400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	24−27
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −180%	28 +180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −90%	19 +90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	9−10
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1067%

35−40
+1067%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1100%

24−27
+1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	27 +0%	27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +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	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how GT 520M and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

T500 Mobile is 1067% faster in 900p
T500 Mobile is 200% faster in 1080p
T500 Mobile is 1043% faster in 1200p
T500 Mobile is 1400% faster in 1440p
T500 Mobile is 1600% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T500 Mobile is 2750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T500 Mobile is ahead in 26 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 38 tests (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.73	8.76
Recency	5 January 2011	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	25 Watt

GT 520M has 108.3% lower power consumption.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 520M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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