Quadro P520 vs Radeon Pro 580X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro P520 and Radeon Pro 580X. 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 Quadro P520 and Radeon Pro 580X. 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.

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 Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 580X has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
  • Quadro P520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro 580X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro P520 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 203 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Quadro P520 and Radeon Pro 580X are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 780 MHz higher, than Quadro P520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 24−27
QHD / 1440p 1−2 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than Quadro P520.

Full Specs

  Quadro P520 Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 May 2019 18 March 2019
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 1303 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 172.8
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 217.0 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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