5010M vs M520

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Combined performance score

Quadro M520
4.83
+5.7%

M520 outperforms 5010M by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking601612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.55
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM108N12E-Q5
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date13 January 2017 (7 years old)22 February 2011 (13 years old)
Current priceno data$134
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384384
Core clock speed756 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate16.6621.60
Floating-point performanceno data691.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro M520 and Quadro 5010M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizedlarge
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5 ECC
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth40 GB/s83.2 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 outputsNo outputs

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
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.02.0

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 4.83
+5.7%
Quadro 5010M 4.57

M520 outperforms 5010M by 6% 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
+5.6%
Quadro 5010M 1771

M520 outperforms 5010M by 6% 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
Quadro 5010M 12991
+15.2%

5010M outperforms M520 by 15% 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
Quadro 5010M 2693
+1.3%

5010M outperforms M520 by 1% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p40−45
+5.3%
38
−5.3%
Full HD21
−181%
59
+181%
4K12
+20%
10−12
−20%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how Quadro M520 and Quadro 5010M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • Quadro M520 is 5.3% faster than Quadro 5010M

1080p resolution:

  • Quadro 5010M is 181% faster than Quadro M520

4K resolution:

  • Quadro M520 is 20% faster than Quadro 5010M

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M520 is 50% faster than the Quadro 5010M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro M520 is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.83 4.57
Recency 13 January 2017 22 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 100 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro M520 and Quadro 5010M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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