GeForce GT 520 vs Quadro M2000M

Place in performance ranking	454	1105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.52	0.01
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM107	GF119
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59
Current price	$363	$88 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M2000M has 25100% better value for money than GT 520.

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	640	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1197 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	43.92	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,405 gflops	155.52 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M2000M and GeForce GT 520 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	large	no data
Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	14.4 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 outputs	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Display Port	1.2	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	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.

M2000M 8.95
+1019%

GT 520 0.80

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 1019% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

M2000M 3455
+1018%

GT 520 309

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 1018% in Passmark.

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%

M2000M 4157
+994%

GT 520 380

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 994% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

M2000M 9628
+658%

GT 520 1271

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 658% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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	32 +1500%	2−3 −1500%
4K	11	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

150−160
+971%

14−16

−971%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	200−210 +1011%	18−20 −1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +977%	12−14 −977%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +1011%	27−30 −1011%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	200−210 +1011%	18−20 −1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
Far Cry 5	230−240 +995%	21−24 −995%
Far Cry New Dawn	270−280 +980%	24−27 −980%
Forza Horizon 4	450−500 +923%	40−45 −923%
Hitman 3	190−200 +1018%	16−18 −1018%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +926%	35−40 −926%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +1011%	27−30 −1011%
Red Dead Redemption 2	270−280 +980%	24−27 −980%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +971%	27−30 −971%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +961%	30−35 −961%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	200−210 +1011%	18−20 −1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +977%	12−14 −977%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +1011%	27−30 −1011%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	200−210 +1011%	18−20 −1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
Far Cry 5	230−240 +995%	21−24 −995%
Far Cry New Dawn	270−280 +980%	24−27 −980%
Forza Horizon 4	450−500 +923%	40−45 −923%
Hitman 3	190−200 +1018%	16−18 −1018%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +926%	35−40 −926%
Metro Exodus	300−310 +1011%	27−30 −1011%
Red Dead Redemption 2	270−280 +980%	24−27 −980%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +971%	27−30 −971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	250−260 +987%	23 −987%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +961%	30−35 −961%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	200−210 +1011%	18−20 −1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	140−150 +977%	12−14 −977%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	200−210 +1011%	18−20 −1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
Far Cry 5	230−240 +995%	21−24 −995%
Forza Horizon 4	450−500 +923%	40−45 −923%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +926%	35−40 −926%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +971%	27−30 −971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +971%	14 −971%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +961%	30−35 −961%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

270−280
+980%

24−27

−980%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	190−200 +1018%	16−18 −1018%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +1011%	9−10 −1011%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +991%	10−12 −991%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +971%	14−16 −971%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +963%	16−18 −963%
Hitman 3	130−140 +983%	12−14 −983%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +1005%	18−20 −1005%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +983%	12−14 −983%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +1000%	10−11 −1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +963%	8−9 −963%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +1000%	5−6 −1000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

160−170
+967%

14−16

−967%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +963%	8−9 −963%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +983%	6−7 −983%
Hitman 3	55−60 +1000%	5−6 −1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +1011%	9−10 −1011%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +1011%	9 −1011%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +1000%	5−6 −1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +1000%	5−6 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +991%	10−12 −991%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +1011%	9−10 −1011%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +1011%	9−10 −1011%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−105

+1011%

9−10
−1011%

This is how M2000M and GT 520 compete in popular games:

M2000M is 1500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.95	0.80
Recency	2 October 2015	13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	29 Watt