RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF vs Quadro M520
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 683 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.77 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 11 August 2025 (recently) |
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 | 8960 |
| Core clock speed | 1041 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1019 MHz | 1337 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.66 | 374.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7995 TFLOPS | 23.96 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 96 |
| TMUs | 16 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 70 |
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 x8 |
| Length | no data | 167 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b |
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 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 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 11 August 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 70 Watt |
Quadro M520 has 180% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M520 and RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M520 is a mobile workstation graphics card while RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF is a workstation one.
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