GeForce GT 1010 vs Quadro M520

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking637not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.39no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM108GP108
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)13 January 2021 (3 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 cores384256
Core clock speed1041 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate16.6623.49
Floating-point processing power0.7995 TFLOPS0.7516 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1616

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data147 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth40 GB/s40.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.06.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 January 2017 13 January 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 30 Watt

Quadro M520 has 20% lower power consumption.

GT 1010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro M520 and GeForce GT 1010. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro M520 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 1010 is a desktop one.


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