Quadro M520 vs Radeon R9 380
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M520 and Radeon R9 380. 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 R9 380. 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 R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)
25 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 660% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
Radeon R9 380 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
Quadro M520 and Radeon R9 380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
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 R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
16−18
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
160−170
250−260
medium / 768p
130−140
220−230
ultra / 1080p
65−70
180−190
QHD / 1440p
35−40
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
100−110
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 98% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
10−11
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
70−75
180−190
medium / 1080p
30−35
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 200% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 250% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
60−65
140−150
medium / 768p
55−60
120−130
high / 1080p
18−20
70−75
ultra / 1080p
8−9
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 158% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
6−7
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
65−70
medium / 1080p
8−9
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 287% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
16−18
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
35−40
130−140
medium / 768p
21−24
85−90
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 264% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Quadro M520.
Full Specs
Quadro M520
Radeon R9 380
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
Tonga Pro
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
13 January 2017
26 June 2015
Pipelines
384
1792
Core clock speed
756 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
970 MHz
Transistor count
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
108.6
Floating-point performance
3,476 gflops
Length
221 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
970 MHz
Memory bandwidth
40 GB/s
182.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.5
4.5
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.48 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
404 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
168.45 Sol/s
Compute units
28
Form factor
full height / full length / dual slot
nView Display Management
+
3D Stereo
+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
LiquidVR
+
FRTC
+
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