RTX A1000 Embedded vs Quadro P520

Place in the ranking	617	195
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.84	58.29
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP108	GA107S
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 May 2019 (5 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	2048
Core clock speed	1303 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	1140 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.83	72.96
Floating-point processing power	1.147 TFLOPS	4.669 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	24	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	224.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	8.6

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 P520 5.44

RTX A1000 Embedded 29.58
+444%

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 P520 2091

RTX A1000 Embedded 11368
+444%

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 −400%	100−110 +400%
4K	23 −422%	120−130 +422%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −422%	120−130 +422%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Valorant	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Dota 2	20 −400%	100−105 +400%
Far Cry 5	36 −428%	190−200 +428%
Fortnite	30−35 −431%	170−180 +431%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −422%	120−130 +422%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −428%	95−100 +428%
Metro Exodus	3 −433%	16−18 +433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −443%	250−260 +443%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%
Valorant	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
World of Tanks	85−90 −411%	450−500 +411%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Dota 2	54 −437%	290−300 +437%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −438%	140−150 +438%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −422%	120−130 +422%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −443%	250−260 +443%
Valorant	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −429%	180−190 +429%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
World of Tanks	35−40 −438%	210−220 +438%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −416%	160−170 +416%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Valorant	14−16 −433%	80−85 +433%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −429%	90−95 +429%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	23 −422%	120−130 +422%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Fortnite	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Valorant	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%

This is how Quadro P520 and RTX A1000 Embedded compete in popular games:

RTX A1000 Embedded is 400% faster in 1080p
RTX A1000 Embedded is 422% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.44	29.58
Recency	23 May 2019	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt

Quadro P520 has 94.4% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000 Embedded, on the other hand, has a 443.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P520 in performance tests.

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