Quadro T1000 vs Radeon 520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro T1000 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 T1000 stacks up against Radeon 520, check out specs charts below.

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 T1000 Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
  • Quadro T1000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro T1000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro T1000 is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 365 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.
  • Quadro T1000 is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon 520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 5750 MHz higher, than Radeon 520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro T1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  Quadro T1000 Radeon 520
Architecture Turing GCN 1.0
Code name TU117 Oland
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 27 May 2019 21 March 2017
Pipelines 320
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 1030 MHz
Boost Clock 1455 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.60
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
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