GeForce GTX 660 Ti vs Quadro M520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 660 Ti 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 GTX 660 Ti 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 GTX 660 Ti Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti has 500% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti and Quadro M520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti is used in Desktops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 660 Ti is 159 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti and Quadro M520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 9−10
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 21−24
medium / 1080p 27−30 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Quadro M520.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 660 Ti Quadro M520
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 16 August 2012 13 January 2017
Pipelines 1344 384
Core clock speed 915 MHz 756 MHz
Boost Clock 980 MHz 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 192-bit GDDR5 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 99 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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