Quadro M520 vs Radeon R7 M465X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M520 and Radeon R7 M465X. 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 R7 M465X. 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 R7 M465X
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro M520 and Radeon R7 M465X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M465X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M465X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 144 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 and Radeon R7 M465X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 8−9
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M520 Radeon R7 M465X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name Tropo
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 January 2017 15 May 2016
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 756 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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