M520 vs P5000

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Combined performance score

Quadro P5000
31.83
+560%

P5000 outperforms M520 by 560% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking163601
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.91no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGP104GM108
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date1 October 2016 (7 years old)13 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data
Current price$1270 (0.5x MSRP)no data
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 cores2048384
Core clock speed1607 MHz756 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1019 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate277.316.66
Floating-point performance8,873 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro P5000 and Quadro M520 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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
Maximum RAM amount16 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed9016 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s40 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Display Port1.4no data

Technologies

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

Optimus++
3D Stereo++
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management++
Optimus++

API support

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

DirectX1212
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA6.15.0

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 P5000 31.83
+560%
Quadro M520 4.82

P5000 outperforms M520 by 560% 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 P5000 12337
+560%
Quadro M520 1870

P5000 outperforms M520 by 560% in Passmark.

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 P5000 49433
+697%
Quadro M520 6202

P5000 outperforms M520 by 697% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 P5000 45153
+529%
Quadro M520 7173

P5000 outperforms M520 by 529% 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 HD95
+352%
21
−352%
4K41
+242%
12
−242%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+575%
8−9
−575%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+567%
9−10
−567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+600%
14−16
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+438%
16−18
−438%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+575%
8−9
−575%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+720%
10−11
−720%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+700%
10−11
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+580%
14−16
−580%
Hitman 3 95−100
+800%
10−12
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+667%
9−10
−667%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+467%
9−10
−467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+517%
12−14
−517%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+900%
6−7
−900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+567%
9−10
−567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+600%
14−16
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+438%
16−18
−438%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+575%
8−9
−575%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+720%
10−11
−720%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+700%
10−11
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+580%
14−16
−580%
Hitman 3 95−100
+800%
10−12
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+667%
9−10
−667%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+467%
9−10
−467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+517%
12−14
−517%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+880%
10−11
−880%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+900%
6−7
−900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+567%
9−10
−567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+600%
14−16
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+575%
8−9
−575%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+720%
10−11
−720%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+700%
10−11
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+580%
14−16
−580%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+430%
10−11
−430%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+900%
6−7
−900%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+538%
8−9
−538%
Hitman 3 55−60
+600%
8−9
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+580%
5−6
−580%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+590%
10−11
−590%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+714%
7−8
−714%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1000%
6−7
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Hitman 3 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18 0−1

This is how Quadro P5000 and Quadro M520 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Quadro P5000 is 352% faster than Quadro M520

4K resolution:

  • Quadro P5000 is 242% 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 Quadro P5000 is 3500% faster than the Quadro M520.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro P5000 surpassed Quadro M520 in all 61 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 31.83 4.82
Recency 1 October 2016 13 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 25 Watt

The Quadro P5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P5000 is a workstation card while Quadro M520 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.

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