GeForce GTS 450 vs Quadro M520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 450 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 GeForce GTS 450 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

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTS 450 has 324% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 450.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 450 is 810 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • GeForce GTS 450 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M520 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 9−10
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 450.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 450 Quadro M520
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF106
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 September 2010 13 January 2017
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 1566 MHz 756 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 601.3 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.7 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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