Quadro P520 vs Quadro FX 880M

Place in the ranking	1215	620
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.13	20.79
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GT216	GP108
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)	23 May 2019 (5 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	384
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1303 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1493 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.800	35.83
Floating-point processing power	0.1162 TFLOPS	1.147 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	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	medium sized	large
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.28 GB/s	48.06 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

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.2	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

FX 880M 0.56

Quadro P520 5.30
+846%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 880M 223

Quadro P520 2093
+839%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FX 880M 2639

Quadro P520 15720
+496%

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	19 −5.3%	20 +5.3%
4K	2−3 −1050%	23 +1050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −300%	36 +300%
Fortnite	0−1	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −220%	16−18 +220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −240%	16−18 +240%
World of Tanks	16−18 −418%	85−90 +418%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −189%	24−27 +189%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −411%	45−50 +411%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
World of Tanks	1−2 −3800%	35−40 +3800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Valorant	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	4−5
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −53.3%	23 +53.3%
Valorant	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	3 +0%	3 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	54 +0%	54 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how FX 880M and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

Quadro P520 is 5% faster in 1080p
Quadro P520 is 1050% faster in 4K

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P520 is 3800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro P520 is ahead in 31 test (53%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (47%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	5.30
Recency	7 January 2010	23 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	18 Watt

Quadro P520 has a 846.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 880M in performance tests.

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