Quadro M520 vs Radeon RX 460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M520 and Radeon RX 460, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro M520 stacks up against Radeon RX 460, check out specs charts below.
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 RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)
25 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 460 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
Radeon RX 460 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 334 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
Quadro M520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 121% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
160−170
230−240
medium / 768p
130−140
200−210
ultra / 1080p
65−70
120−130
QHD / 1440p
35−40
95−100
4K / 2160p
27−30
50−55
high / 768p
100−110
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 66% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 32% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
10−12
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 133% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
120−130
medium / 1080p
30−35
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 85% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
27−30
QHD / 1440p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 116% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
60−65
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
95−100
high / 1080p
18−20
40−45
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 80% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 112% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
70−75
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 34% more, than Quadro M520.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 91% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
35−40
75−80
medium / 768p
21−24
45−50
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Quadro M520.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Quadro M520.
Full Specs
Quadro M520
Radeon RX 460
Architecture
Maxwell
Polaris
Code name
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
13 January 2017
8 August 2016
Pipelines
384
896
Core clock speed
756 MHz
1090 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
1200 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
67.20
Floating-point performance
2,150 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
40 GB/s
112.0 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
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
nView Display Management
+
3D Stereo
+
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