Quadro P520 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro P520 and Radeon R6 Carrizo. 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 R6 Carrizo. 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 and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro P520 and Radeon R6 Carrizo are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P520 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 12-35 Watt
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
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  • Quadro P520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P520 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • Quadro P520 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 10−12
medium / 1080p 12−14 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  Quadro P520 Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name Carrizo
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 27 May 2019 4 June 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1303 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Shared memory - +
DirectX DirectX 12_1 DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Vulkan +
Laptop size large medium sized
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