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    Quadro P520 vs Radeon R9 380X

    In this comparison between Quadro P520 and Radeon R9 380X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro P520 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    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:

    Quadro P520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro P520 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P520.
    • Quadro P520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • Quadro P520 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Quadro P520 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 5030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    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 Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Quadro P520.

    Full Specs

      Quadro P520 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Pascal GCN 3.0
    Code name Antigua
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 27 May 2019 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 384 2048
    Core clock speed 1303 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 124.2
    Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 12_1
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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