Quadro K5000 vs Quadro P520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K5000 and Quadro P520, 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 Quadro K5000 stacks up against Quadro P520, check out specs charts below.
Quadro P520 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Quadro P520 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 P520 here:
Main Specs
Quadro K5000
Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP)
122 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
Quadro K5000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
Quadro K5000 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 597 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
Quadro K5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
6−7
1−2
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
QHD / 1440p
10−12
1−2
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
35−40
medium / 1080p
35−40
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Battlefield 5 is 94% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
230−240
170−180
medium / 768p
200−210
140−150
ultra / 1080p
110−120
75−80
QHD / 1440p
85−90
40−45
4K / 2160p
45−50
30−33
high / 768p
160−170
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 46% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−33
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
120−130
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
75−80
ultra / 1080p
75−80
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Dota 2 is 36% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
12−14
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
50−55
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Far Cry 5 is 73% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
30−35
20−22
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
120−130
80−85
medium / 1080p
70−75
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
14−16
QHD / 1440p
12−14
5−6
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
35−40
medium / 1080p
35−40
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 84% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
90−95
60−65
high / 1080p
40−45
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 56% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
35−40
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Metro Exodus is 77% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Quadro P520.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
35−40
20−22
medium / 1080p
20−22
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 61% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
70−75
40−45
medium / 768p
45−50
24−27
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
8−9
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 73% more, than Quadro P520.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Quadro P520.
Full Specs
Quadro K5000
Quadro P520
Architecture
Kepler
Pascal
Code name
GK104
Type
Workstation
Mobile workstation
Release date
17 August 2012
27 May 2019
Pipelines
1536
384
Core clock speed
706 MHz
1303 MHz
Boost Clock
1493 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
90.37
Floating-point performance
2,169 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5400 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
172.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
111 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.2 Mh/s
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