Quadro P520 vs Quadro M4000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M4000 with Quadro P520, including specs and performance data.
M4000 outperforms P520 by a whopping 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 332 | 630 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.81 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.87 | 20.60 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | GP108 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 29 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 23 May 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $791 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1664 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 773 MHz | 1303 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1493 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.39 | 35.83 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.573 TFLOPS | 1.147 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 104 | 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 192 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 | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 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.
- Other tests
- Passmark
- GeekBench 5 OpenCL
- GeekBench 5 Vulkan
- GeekBench 5 CUDA
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.
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 | 65−70
+210%
| 21
−210%
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| 4K | 60−65
+200%
| 20
−200%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 12.17 | no data |
| 4K | 13.18 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 20
+0%
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20
+0%
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| Fortnite | 30−33
+0%
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30−33
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
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60−65
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
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21−24
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+0%
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85−90
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 60
+0%
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60
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 18
+0%
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18
+0%
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| Fortnite | 30−33
+0%
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30−33
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 6
+0%
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6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+0%
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20−22
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+0%
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19
+0%
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| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
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60−65
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 54
+0%
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54
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
+0%
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11
+0%
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| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
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| Fortnite | 30−33
+0%
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30−33
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Valorant | 55−60
+0%
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55−60
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 23
+0%
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23
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Fortnite | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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This is how Quadro M4000 and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:
- Quadro M4000 is 210% faster in 1080p
- Quadro M4000 is 200% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 61 test (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.95 | 4.68 |
| Recency | 29 June 2015 | 23 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 18 Watt |
Quadro M4000 has a 219.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Quadro P520, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Quadro M4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P520 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation card while Quadro P520 is a mobile workstation one.
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