Quadro CX vs Radeon 520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon 520, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro CX stacks up against Radeon 520, check out specs charts below.
Quadro CX
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:
Main Specs
| Quadro CX | Radeon 520 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
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- Quadro CX has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
- Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Quadro CX has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon 520.
- Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
- Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 428 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
- Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 650 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Quadro CX and Radeon 520 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 55−60 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | 30−33 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 10−11 | − |
| high / 768p | 60−65 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 167% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Quadro CX and Radeon 520 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Dota 2 is 106% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Fortnite is 113% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Grand Theft Auto V is 150% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 55−60 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 7−8 | − |
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−33 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Radeon 520. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro CX | Radeon 520 | |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | GT200B | Oland |
| Type | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 | 21 March 2017 |
| Pipelines | 192 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 1030 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 20.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | 659.2 gflops |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |
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