GeForce GTX 950A vs Quadro M520
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro M520 with GeForce GTX 950A, including specs and performance data.
950A outperforms M520 by a substantial 36% 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 | 694 | 621 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.07 | 6.36 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GM107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 13 March 2015 (10 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 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 1041 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.66 | 44.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7995 TFLOPS | 1.439 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40 GB/s | 32.03 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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
−35%
| 27−30
+35%
|
| 4K | 12
−33.3%
| 16−18
+33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−26.3%
|
24−27
+26.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−22.7%
|
27−30
+22.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−27.1%
|
75−80
+27.1%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−26.3%
|
24−27
+26.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−23.5%
|
100−105
+23.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−25%
|
50−55
+25%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Fortnite | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−22.7%
|
27−30
+22.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−27.1%
|
75−80
+27.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−26.3%
|
24−27
+26.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
−25%
|
50−55
+25%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−22.7%
|
27−30
+22.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−27.1%
|
75−80
+27.1%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−28.6%
|
45−50
+28.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−28.6%
|
45−50
+28.6%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−30%
|
65−70
+30%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 21−24
−30.4%
|
30−33
+30.4%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
This is how Quadro M520 and GTX 950A compete in popular games:
- GTX 950A is 35% faster in 1080p
- GTX 950A is 33% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.58 | 6.21 |
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 13 March 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 75 Watt |
Quadro M520 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.
GTX 950A, on the other hand, has a 35.6% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTX 950A is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M520 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro M520 is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 950A is a mobile workstation one.
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