Quadro P520 vs Quadro T1000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P520 and Quadro T1000, 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 P520 stacks up against Quadro T1000, 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 P520 Quadro T1000
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro P520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro T1000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P520 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro T1000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 92 MHz higher, than Quadro P520.
  • Quadro P520 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro T1000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 2000 MHz higher, than Quadro P520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro T1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Quadro P520.

Full Specs

  Quadro P520 Quadro T1000
Architecture Pascal Turing
Code name TU117
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 May 2019 27 May 2019
Pipelines 384
Core clock speed 1303 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1455 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 8000 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12_1 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6
Vulkan +
Laptop size large
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