Quadro P520 vs Radeon 540
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P520 and Radeon 540, 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 Radeon 540, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 540
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 | Radeon 540 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | |
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- Quadro P520 and Radeon 540 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
- Quadro P520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 540 - in Desktops.
- Quadro P520 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon 540 - with GCN 4.0.
- Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 203 MHz higher, than Radeon 540.
- Quadro P520 and Radeon 540 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon 540 is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro P520.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 3−4 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Battlefield 5 is 69% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Quadro P520 and Radeon 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 170−180 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 140−150 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | − |
| high / 768p | 110−120 | 75−80 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 44% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Dota 2 is 36% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 80−85 | 55−60 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Fortnite is 50% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Forza Horizon 4 is 53% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 50−55 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Grand Theft Auto V is 46% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 10−12 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
| medium / 1080p | 100−105 | 90−95 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 30−33 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 30% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 10−12 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 55% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 21−24 |
| medium / 768p | 24−27 | 14−16 |
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 69% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon 540. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro P520 | Radeon 540 | |
| Architecture | Pascal | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | Lexa | |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 | 26 March 2019 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1303 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1493 MHz | 1124 MHz |
| Transistor count | 2,200 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 35.97 | |
| Length | 145 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 56 GB/s | |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
| Laptop size | large | |
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