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    Quadro M520 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M520 and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 M520 stacks up against Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro M520 and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M520 and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 M520 or Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 here:

    Quadro M520 Laptops
    Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M520 Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
    Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
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    • Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
    • Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 is 175 MHz higher, than Quadro M520.
    • Quadro M520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro M520.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M520 Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
    Architecture Maxwell Vega
    Code name Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 13 January 2017 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 756 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 1019 MHz 1011 MHz
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 40 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 DirectX 12_1
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Optimus +
    nView Display Management +
    3D Stereo +
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