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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Quadro P520

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M 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.
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    GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro P520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Quadro P520 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 980M or Quadro P520 here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Quadro P520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Quadro P520
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 265 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 1−2
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 24−27
    medium / 1080p 45−50 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than Quadro P520.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Quadro P520
    Architecture Maxwell Pascal
    Code name GM204
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 7 October 2014 27 May 2019
    Pipelines 1536 384
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz 1303 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1493 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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