P106 090 vs Quadro M520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing P106 090 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 P106 090 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

  P106 090 Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • P106 090 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • P106 090 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
  • P106 090 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • P106 090 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of P106 090 is 598 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • P106 090 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Quadro M520 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of P106 090 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than Quadro M520.

Full Specs

  P106 090 Quadro M520
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name GP106
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 31 July 2017 13 January 2017
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 756 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 1019 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 73.49
Floating-point performance 2,352 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 40 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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