Quadro M520 vs Radeon HD 7670A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M520 and Radeon HD 7670A. 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 Quadro M520 and Radeon HD 7670A. 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

  Quadro M520 Radeon HD 7670A
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7670A has 80% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7670A.
  • Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7670A - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7670A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M520 is 156 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7670A.
  • Quadro M520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7670A - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 1−2
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.

Full Specs

  Quadro M520 Radeon HD 7670A
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
Code name Turks
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 5 January 2012
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 756 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 14.40
Floating-point performance 576.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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