GeForce RTX 5080 vs Quadro M520

Place in the ranking	642	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	44.78
Power efficiency	13.54	19.88
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GM108	GB203
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	11 January 2017 (8 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	10752
Core clock speed	1041 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	1019 MHz	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	16.66	879.3
Floating-point processing power	0.7995 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	128
TMUs	16	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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)	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40 GB/s	960.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.4
CUDA	5.0	10.1

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. 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 4.73

RTX 5080 100.00
+2014%

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 1889

RTX 5080 40026
+2019%

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 −865%	193 +865%
1440p	7−8 −2100%	154 +2100%
4K	13 −685%	102 +685%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1415%	190−200 +1415%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −680%	110−120 +680%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1415%	190−200 +1415%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1805%	400−450 +1805%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −2500%	230−240 +2500%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1275%	160−170 +1275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −940%	150−160 +940%
Valorant	14−16 −3664%	500−550 +3664%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −680%	110−120 +680%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1415%	190−200 +1415%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Dota 2	16−18 −988%	170−180 +988%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −579%	160−170 +579%
Fortnite	27−30 −962%	300−350 +962%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1805%	400−450 +1805%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −2500%	230−240 +2500%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −1275%	160−170 +1275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −412%	210−220 +412%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −940%	150−160 +940%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 −1060%	170−180 +1060%
Valorant	14−16 −3664%	500−550 +3664%
World of Tanks	80−85 −244%	270−280 +244%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −680%	110−120 +680%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1415%	190−200 +1415%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −1991%	230−240 +1991%
Dota 2	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −579%	160−170 +579%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1805%	400−450 +1805%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −2500%	230−240 +2500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −412%	210−220 +412%
Valorant	14−16 −3664%	500−550 +3664%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −3875%	150−160 +3875%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −1870%	650−700 +1870%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2225%	90−95 +2225%
World of Tanks	35−40 −1374%	500−550 +1374%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −1143%	85−90 +1143%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1900%	100−105 +1900%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −1500%	160−170 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −2457%	170−180 +2457%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −3525%	140−150 +3525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1900%	160−170 +1900%
Valorant	12−14 −3208%	400−450 +3208%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −518%	65−70 +518%
Dota 2	16−18 −988%	180−190 +988%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%
Metro Exodus	0−1	95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1393%	200−210 +1393%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −2033%	60−65 +2033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1775%	300−310 +1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −2175%	90−95 +2175%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −518%	65−70 +518%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Dota 2	16−18 −1959%	350−400 +1959%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2000%	100−110 +2000%
Fortnite	4−5 −2300%	95−100 +2300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1900%	80−85 +1900%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −3767%	110−120 +3767%
Valorant	4−5 −6225%	250−260 +6225%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how Quadro M520 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 865% faster in 1080p
RTX 5080 is 2100% faster in 1440p
RTX 5080 is 685% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 6225% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.73	100.00
Recency	11 January 2017	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	360 Watt

Quadro M520 has 1340% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 2014.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080 is a desktop one.

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