GeForce 8800 GTX vs Quadro P520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 8800 GTX and Quadro P520. 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 GeForce 8800 GTX and Quadro P520. 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.
GeForce 8800 GTX

Quadro P520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P520 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 P520 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 766 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 727 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 5100 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro P520
Architecture Tesla Pascal
Code name G80
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 8 November 2006 27 May 2019
Pipelines 128 384
Core clock speed 576 MHz 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 681 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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