Quadro 3000M vs Radeon 520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 3000M and Radeon 520. 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 3000M and Radeon 520. 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 3000M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 3000M and Radeon 520 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 3000M or Radeon 520 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Quadro 3000M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 3000M and Radeon 520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 580 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1625 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 1−2
medium / 1080p 4−5 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon 520
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name Fermi Oland
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 22 February 2011 21 March 2017
Pipelines 240 320
Core clock speed 450 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 20.60
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 659.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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