RTX A5000 vs Quadro P520

Place in the ranking	614	37
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.78	17.69
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP108	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 May 2019 (5 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	8192
Core clock speed	1303 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.83	433.9
Floating-point processing power	1.147 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	24	256
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	64

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 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	768.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

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 5.42

RTX A5000 58.96
+988%

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 2084

RTX A5000 22669
+988%

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.

Quadro P520 7867

RTX A5000 154973
+1870%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Quadro P520 7432

RTX A5000 138454
+1763%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Quadro P520 7481

RTX A5000 190987
+2453%

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 −950%	210−220 +950%
4K	23 −987%	250−260 +987%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −977%	140−150 +977%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −900%	110−120 +900%
Elden Ring	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −977%	140−150 +977%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −900%	110−120 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −945%	230−240 +945%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −977%	140−150 +977%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%
Valorant	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −977%	140−150 +977%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −900%	110−120 +900%
Dota 2	20 −950%	210−220 +950%
Elden Ring	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%
Far Cry 5	36 −872%	350−400 +872%
Fortnite	30−35 −838%	300−310 +838%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −945%	230−240 +945%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −956%	190−200 +956%
Metro Exodus	3 −900%	30−33 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −987%	500−550 +987%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −959%	180−190 +959%
Valorant	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%
World of Tanks	85−90 −980%	950−1000 +980%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −977%	140−150 +977%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −900%	110−120 +900%
Dota 2	54 −919%	550−600 +919%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −977%	280−290 +977%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −945%	230−240 +945%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −987%	500−550 +987%
Valorant	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Elden Ring	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −929%	350−400 +929%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
World of Tanks	35−40 −926%	400−450 +926%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −956%	95−100 +956%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −900%	110−120 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −971%	75−80 +971%
Valorant	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −959%	180−190 +959%
Elden Ring	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −959%	180−190 +959%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −959%	180−190 +959%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Dota 2	23 −987%	250−260 +987%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Fortnite	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Valorant	5−6 −900%	50−55 +900%

This is how Quadro P520 and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 950% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 987% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.42	58.96
Recency	23 May 2019	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	230 Watt

Quadro P520 has 1177.8% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 987.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P520 is a mobile workstation card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

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