Quadro P520 vs Radeon HD 6790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro P520 and Radeon HD 6790, 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 P520 stacks up against Radeon HD 6790, check out specs charts below.
Quadro P520 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Quadro P520 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 Quadro P520 here:
Main Specs
Quadro P520
Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Quadro P520 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
Quadro P520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6790 - in Desktops.
Quadro P520 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro P520 is 463 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Quadro P520 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro P520 is 4950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
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
10−12
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
18−20
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Battlefield 5 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro P520 and Radeon HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
170−180
140−150
medium / 768p
140−150
120−130
ultra / 1080p
75−80
60−65
QHD / 1440p
40−45
30−35
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
110−120
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
75−80
65−70
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Dota 2 is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
12−14
8−9
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
20−22
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
low / 720p
80−85
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Forza Horizon 4 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
7−8
5−6
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
14−16
medium / 1080p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Metro Exodus is 37% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
90−95
85−90
medium / 1080p
100−105
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
40−45
27−30
medium / 768p
24−27
18−20
high / 1080p
14−16
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
high / 768p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P520 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
Full Specs
Quadro P520
Radeon HD 6790
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 2
Code name
Barts
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
27 May 2019
4 April 2011
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
1303 MHz
840 MHz
Boost Clock
1493 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
33.60
Floating-point performance
1,344.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 12_1
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
122 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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