Quadro M520 vs Tesla M60

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M520 and Tesla M60. 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 M520 and Tesla M60. 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 M520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M520 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 M520 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M520 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 1100% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
  • Tesla M60 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
  • Quadro M520 is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M520 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M520 is 199 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Quadro M520 and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 258% more, than Quadro M520.

Full Specs

  Quadro M520 Tesla M60
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM204
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 January 2017 30 August 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 756 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8
Floating-point performance 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 432 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
3D Stereo +
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