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    Quadro 5000 vs Radeon 520

    In this comparison between Quadro 5000 and Radeon 520 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 5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon 520 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon 520 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 Radeon 520 here:

    Radeon 520 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro 5000 Radeon 520
    Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Quadro 5000 has 204% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
    • Quadro 5000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Quadro 5000 and Radeon 520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Quadro 5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
    • Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 517 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
    • Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 1−2
    medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon 520.

    Full Specs

      Quadro 5000 Radeon 520
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name GF100 Oland
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 23 February 2011 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 352 320
    Core clock speed 513 MHz 1030 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 1,040 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.57 20.60
    Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops 659.2 gflops
    Length 248 mm
    Memory bus width 320 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 2250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120.0 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 2.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
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