GeForce GTS 350M vs Quadro M520

Place in the ranking	640	1096
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.52	2.61
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GM108	GT215
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2017 (8 years ago)	7 January 2010 (15 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	384	96
Core clock speed	1041 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	16.66	16.00
Floating-point processing power	0.7995 TFLOPS	0.24 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	360
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	16	32

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
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	-	+
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	Up to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40 GB/s	51.2 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	DisplayPortLVDSHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIVGA
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
Power management	no data	8.0
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.

DirectX	12	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0	+

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.

Quadro M520 4.90
+362%

GTS 350M 1.06

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.

Quadro M520 1884
+363%

GTS 350M 407

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	20 +400%	4−5 −400%
4K	13 +550%	2−3 −550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Fortnite	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
Metro Exodus	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
World of Tanks	80−85 +233%	24−27 −233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Valorant	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5	0−1
World of Tanks	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8	0−1
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Valorant	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
Valorant	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

This is how Quadro M520 and GTS 350M compete in popular games:

Quadro M520 is 400% faster in 1080p
Quadro M520 is 550% faster in 4K

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro M520 is 625% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro M520 is ahead in 33 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.90	1.06
Recency	11 January 2017	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	28 Watt

Quadro M520 has a 362.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 12% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M520 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 350M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M520 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTS 350M is a mobile workstation one.

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