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    Quadro M520 vs Radeon R9 380X

    When choosing between Quadro M520 and Radeon R9 380X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro M520 and Radeon R9 380X.
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    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:

    Quadro M520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M520 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    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 380X has 660% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
    • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
    • Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Quadro M520 and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 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 R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro M520.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M520 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
    Code name Antigua
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 13 January 2017 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 384 2048
    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 124.2
    Floating-point performance 3,973 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) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    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) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    nView Display Management +
    3D Stereo +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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