Quadro M520 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	365	602
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	no data	GM108
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	April 2018 (6 years ago)	13 January 2017 (7 years ago)

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	768	384
Core clock speed	1366 MHz	756 MHz
Boost clock speed	1442 MHz	1019 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	16.66

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Quadro M520 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	no data	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	3 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	84 GB/s	40 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 data	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	no data	+
3D Stereo	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
Multi-Projection	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	no data	12
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	5.0

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.82
+163%

Quadro M520 4.88

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Quadro M520 by 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+173%

Quadro M520 2342

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Quadro M520 by 173% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	55−60 +162%	21 −162%
4K	30−35 +150%	12 −150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+163%

8−9
−163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +161%	21−24 −161%
Hitman 3	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +161%	21−24 −161%
Hitman 3	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +131%	12−14 −131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +161%	21−24 −161%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +150%	21−24 −150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+131%

12−14

−131%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Hitman 3	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+133%

9−10
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%