FirePro W7100 vs Quadro M520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 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 W7100 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.

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 W7100 Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7100 has 1500% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • FirePro W7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 164 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • FirePro W7100 and Quadro M520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro M520.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Quadro M520
Architecture GCN 3.0 Maxwell
Code name Tonga
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 12 August 2014 13 January 2017
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 920 MHz 756 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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