GeForce GTS 360M vs Quadro M520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M 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 GeForce GTS 360M stacks up against Quadro M520, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTS 360M and Quadro M520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 360M 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 GeForce GTS 360M or Quadro M520 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 25 Watt
Interface MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTS 360M has 52% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 680 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M520 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 21−24
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Quadro M520
Architecture GT2xx Maxwell
Code name N11E-GS1
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 January 2010 13 January 2017
Pipelines 96 384
Core clock speed 1436 MHz 756 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 727 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.1 (10_1) 12
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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