Quadro K5200 vs Quadro P520

In this comparison between Quadro K5200 and Quadro P520 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro K5200 will be the best choice, for others Quadro P520 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  Quadro K5200 Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5200 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
  • Quadro K5200 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro K5200 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro P520 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 636 MHz higher, than Quadro K5200.
  • Quadro K5200 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P520 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 8 MHz higher, than Quadro P520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Quadro P520.

Full Specs

  Quadro K5200 Quadro P520
Architecture Kepler Pascal
Code name GK110B
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 22 July 2014 27 May 2019
Pipelines 2304 384
Core clock speed 667 MHz 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz 1493 MHz
Transistor count 7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 148.0
Floating-point performance 3,553 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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