GeForce GTX 670 vs Quadro M520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 670 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 GTX 670 stacks up against Quadro M520, check out specs charts below.

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 670 Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 170 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 670 has 580% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • GeForce GTX 670 and Quadro M520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 670 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 670 is 224 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • GeForce GTX 670 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 GeForce GTX 670 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro M520.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670 Quadro M520
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK104
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 10 May 2012 13 January 2017
Pipelines 1344 384
Core clock speed 980 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 256-bit GDDR5 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
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) 97 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13 Mh/s
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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