Quadro M520 vs Radeon Pro 570

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M520 and Radeon Pro 570. 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 Pro 570. 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 Pro 570
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 570 has 380% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • Radeon Pro 570 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro 570 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 570 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 570 is 244 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 570 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro M520.

Full Specs

  Quadro M520 Radeon Pro 570
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 January 2017 5 June 2017
Pipelines 384 1792
Core clock speed 756 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz 1105 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 123.8
Floating-point performance 3,584 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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