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    Quadro M5000M vs Radeon 520

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M5000M and Radeon 520, 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 M5000M stacks up against Radeon 520, check out specs charts below.
    Quadro M5000M Check Price
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    Quadro M5000M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M5000M and Radeon 520 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 Quadro M5000M or Radeon 520 here:

    Quadro M5000M Laptops
    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M5000M Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Quadro M5000M has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • Quadro M5000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
    • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 68 MHz higher, than Quadro M5000M.
    • Quadro M5000M and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 2750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M5000M Radeon 520
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name GM204 Oland
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 1,536 320
    Core clock speed 962 MHz 1030 MHz
    Boost Clock 1051 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 93.60 20.60
    Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 16 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12.0
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA 5.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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