FirePro W600 vs Quadro M520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W600 and Quadro M520, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W600 stacks up against Quadro M520, check out specs charts below.
Quadro M520 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Quadro M520 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 M520 here:
Main Specs
FirePro W600
Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
25 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort
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FirePro W600 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
FirePro W600 and Quadro M520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Quadro M520 is 6 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
FirePro W600 and Quadro M520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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 W600.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W600 and Quadro M520 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
160−170
medium / 768p
120−130
130−140
ultra / 1080p
60−65
65−70
QHD / 1440p
30−35
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Dota 2 is 9% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−12
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Fortnite is 9% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Forza Horizon 4 is 12% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Minecraft is 4% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than FirePro W600.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
FirePro W600 and Quadro M520 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
30−33
35−40
medium / 768p
18−20
21−24
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 13% more, than FirePro W600.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than FirePro W600.
Full Specs
FirePro W600
Quadro M520
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Maxwell
Code name
Cape Verde
Type
Workstation
Mobile workstation
Release date
13 June 2012
13 January 2017
Pipelines
512
384
Core clock speed
750 MHz
756 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
24.00
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
Length
163 mm
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
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94 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
nView Display Management
+
3D Stereo
+
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