FirePro W8000 vs Quadro P520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Quadro P520, 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 W8000 stacks up against Quadro P520, check out specs charts below.
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 W8000
Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 403 MHz higher, than FirePro W8000.
FirePro W8000 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 W8000.
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
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
7−8
1−2
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Battlefield 5 is 72% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
220−230
170−180
medium / 768p
190−200
140−150
ultra / 1080p
100−110
75−80
QHD / 1440p
65−70
40−45
4K / 2160p
35−40
30−33
high / 768p
150−160
110−120
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 34% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
30−33
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
75−80
ultra / 1080p
70−75
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 29% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 53% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
27−30
20−22
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
80−85
medium / 1080p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Fortnite is 46% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
30−33
18−20
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
10−12
5−6
low / 720p
60−65
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 68% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
95−100
70−75
medium / 768p
85−90
60−65
high / 1080p
35−40
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 43% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
8−9
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−105
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 11% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 13% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
20−22
medium / 1080p
18−20
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 46% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
65−70
40−45
medium / 768p
40−45
24−27
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 57% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Quadro P520.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
Quadro P520
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Pascal
Code name
Tahiti
Type
Desktop
Mobile workstation
Release date
14 June 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
279 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 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
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
391 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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