FirePro W5130M vs Quadro M520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5130M and Quadro M520. 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 W5130M and Quadro M520. 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.

FirePro W5130M and Quadro M520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5130M and Quadro M520 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 FirePro W5130M or Quadro M520 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro W5130M and Quadro M520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5130M is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • FirePro W5130M and Quadro M520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−11 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FirePro W5130M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M Quadro M520
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Tropo
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 13 January 2017
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 756 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1019 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
AppAcceleration +
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