FirePro S9000 vs Quadro P520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and Quadro P520. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro S9000 and Quadro P520. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro P520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P520 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro P520 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9000 Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 403 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 500 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Quadro P520.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Quadro P520
Architecture GCN 1.0 Pascal
Code name Tahiti
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 August 2012 27 May 2019
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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