Quadro M500M vs Radeon 520
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M500M 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 M500M 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 M500M and Radeon 520 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro M500M 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 M500M or Radeon 520 here:
Main Specs
Quadro M500M
Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
None
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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Radeon 520 has 66% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Quadro M500M and Radeon 520 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 1 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
Quadro M500M and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 1754 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
1−2
medium / 1080p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
5−6
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 1080p
50−55
−
Quadro M500M 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
40−45
6−7
QHD / 1440p
35−40
−
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
65−70
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 178% more, than Radeon 520.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
0−1
medium / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro M500M.
low / 768p
70−75
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
10−11
ultra / 1080p
24−27
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
10−12
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
high / 1080p
9−10
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
6−7
0−1
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
0−1
medium / 1080p
7−8
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
6−7
0−1
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
6−7
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
70−75
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in Minecraft is 50% 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 M500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon 520.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
6−7
0−1
medium / 1080p
6−7
−
low / 768p
14−16
0−1
medium / 768p
10−11
−
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
0−1
high / 768p
30−33
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M500M in World of Tanks is 108% more, than Radeon 520.
Full Specs
Quadro M500M
Radeon 520
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.0
Code name
GM108
Oland
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
15 December 2015
21 March 2017
Pipelines
384
320
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
1030 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
20.60
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
659.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
4004 MHz
2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
16 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
5.0
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
nView Display Management
+
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