GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Quadro P520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro P520. 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 860M SLI and Quadro P520. 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.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro P520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro P520 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 GTX 860M SLI or Quadro P520 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 2 GB
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  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro P520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 274 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 10−12
ultra / 1080p 14−16 6−7
QHD / 1440p 8−9 1−2
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 24−27
medium / 1080p 27−30 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than Quadro P520.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro P520
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 27 May 2019
Pipelines 1280 384
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 12_1
Vulkan +
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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