GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs Quadro M520

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Combined performance score

Quadro M520
4.82

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 877% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking60163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data46.40
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGM108Turing TU104
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date13 January 2017 (7 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current priceno data$261 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

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 cores3842560
Core clock speed756 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate16.66283.2

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro M520 and GeForce RTX 2070 Super 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Stereo+no data
VR Readyno data+
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.07.5

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.

Quadro M520 4.82
RTX 2070 Super 47.07
+877%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 877% in our combined 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%

Quadro M520 1870
RTX 2070 Super 18244
+876%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 876% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Quadro M520 11278
RTX 2070 Super 89209
+691%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 691% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Quadro M520 2658
RTX 2070 Super 35032
+1218%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 1218% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

Quadro M520 2342
RTX 2070 Super 24639
+952%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 952% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Quadro M520 13394
RTX 2070 Super 129295
+865%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 865% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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%

Quadro M520 6202
RTX 2070 Super 100123
+1514%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 1514% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Quadro M520 166193
RTX 2070 Super 515887
+210%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 210% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro M520 7173
RTX 2070 Super 107983
+1405%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro M520 by 1405% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD21
−543%
135
+543%
1440p8−9
−950%
84
+950%
4K12
−358%
55
+358%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1075%
94
+1075%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1056%
104
+1056%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−2100%
88
+2100%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−743%
118
+743%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−1025%
180
+1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−950%
84
+950%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1130%
123
+1130%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1020%
112
+1020%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1060%
174
+1060%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1500%
176
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−1133%
111
+1133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1200%
117
+1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−992%
131
+992%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−1750%
111
+1750%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−900%
90
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1750%
74
+1750%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−636%
103
+636%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−769%
139
+769%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−875%
78
+875%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1070%
117
+1070%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−970%
107
+970%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1047%
172
+1047%
Hitman 3 10−12
−1300%
154
+1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−867%
87
+867%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1186%
90
+1186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−644%
67
+644%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−925%
123
+925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1710%
181
+1710%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−1500%
96
+1500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−622%
65
+622%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1550%
66
+1550%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−579%
95
+579%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−813%
73
+813%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1000%
110
+1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−880%
98
+880%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−920%
153
+920%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−900%
100
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−1033%
68
+1033%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1088%
95
+1088%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1163%
101
+1163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−473%
63
+473%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−1800%
57
+1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1367%
44
+1367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−975%
86
+975%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1800%
57
+1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1300%
98
+1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2175%
91
+2175%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1983%
125
+1983%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 51

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1733%
55
+1733%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1000%
55
+1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−138%
19
+138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1300%
28
+1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−4500%
46
+4500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1500%
32
+1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 23
Far Cry 5 5−6
−980%
54
+980%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−714%
57
+714%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 29

This is how Quadro M520 and RTX 2070 Super compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 543% faster than Quadro M520

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 950% faster than Quadro M520

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2070 Super is 358% faster than Quadro M520

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Super is 6700% faster than the Quadro M520.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2070 Super surpassed Quadro M520 in all 61 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.82 47.07
Recency 13 January 2017 2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M520 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop one.


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

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