FirePro W4100 vs Quadro P520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 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 W4100 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 W4100 Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W4100 and Quadro P520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 673 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 16−18 24−27
medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Quadro P520
Architecture GCN Pascal
Code name Cape Verde
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 27 May 2019
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 630 MHz 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 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) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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