GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Quadro P520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE 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 GTX 460 SE 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 GTX 460 SE

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 GTX 460 SE Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • Quadro P520 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 3 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 4300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−12
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 21−24 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Quadro P520
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name GF104
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 15 November 2010 27 May 2019
Pipelines 288 384
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Number of display connectors 2
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