Quadro P400 vs Quadro P520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P400 and Quadro P520, 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 P400 stacks up against Quadro P520, check out specs charts below.
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 P400
Quadro P520
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
3x mini-DisplayPort
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Quadro P400 and Quadro P520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro P400 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P520 - in Mobile workstations.
Quadro P400 and Quadro P520 are build with Pascal architecture.
Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 75 MHz higher, than Quadro P400.
Quadro P400 and Quadro P520 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 1992 MHz higher, than Quadro P400.
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
7−8
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Battlefield 5 is 37% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro P400 and Quadro P520 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
170−180
medium / 768p
110−120
140−150
ultra / 1080p
55−60
75−80
QHD / 1440p
30−35
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 25% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
60−65
75−80
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
80−85
medium / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Fortnite is 30% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
7−8
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than Quadro P400.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
20−22
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 27% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
27−30
40−45
medium / 768p
18−20
24−27
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Quadro P400.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
high / 768p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Quadro P400.
Full Specs
Quadro P400
Quadro P520
Architecture
Pascal
Pascal
Code name
GP107
Type
Workstation
Mobile workstation
Release date
7 February 2017
27 May 2019
Pipelines
256
384
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
1303 MHz
Boost Clock
1252 MHz
1493 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
20.03
Floating-point performance
679.9 gflops
Length
145 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
4008 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32.06 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
CUDA
6.1
Laptop size
large
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