Quadro P520 vs FirePro W4190M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4190M and Quadro P520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

W4190M
2015
2 GB GDDR5
2.99

P520 outperforms W4190M by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking778612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.67
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameOpalGP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date12 November 2015 (9 years ago)23 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384384
Core clock speed825 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1493 MHz
Number of transistors950 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data18 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6035.83
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS1.147 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2424

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s48.06 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

W4190M 2.99
Quadro P520 5.43
+81.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

W4190M 1150
Quadro P520 2092
+81.9%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

W4190M 2351
Quadro P520 4186
+78%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

W4190M 1745
Quadro P520 3218
+84.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

W4190M 12317
Quadro P520 19041
+54.6%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

W4190M 5166
Quadro P520 7859
+52.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

W4190M 17
Quadro P520 21
+27.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

W4190M 31
Quadro P520 42
+34.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

W4190M 20
Quadro P520 23
+17.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

W4190M 18
Quadro P520 28
+51.6%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

W4190M 5
Quadro P520 12
+119%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

W4190M 8
Quadro P520 13
+73.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

W4190M 0
Quadro P520 1
+75%

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

W4190M 8
Quadro P520 13
+73.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

W4190M 17
Quadro P520 21
+27.3%

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

W4190M 18
Quadro P520 28
+51.6%

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

W4190M 31
Quadro P520 42
+34.7%

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

W4190M 20
Quadro P520 23
+17.1%

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

W4190M 5
Quadro P520 12
+119%

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

W4190M 0.4
Quadro P520 0.7
+75%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD11
−90.9%
21
+90.9%
4K12−14
−91.7%
23
+91.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−23.1%
45−50
+23.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−23.1%
45−50
+23.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−83.3%
11
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−23.1%
45−50
+23.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 5−6
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

This is how W4190M and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P520 is 91% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P520 is 92% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P520 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P520 is ahead in 61 test (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.99 5.43
Recency 12 November 2015 23 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Quadro P520 has a 81.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4190M in performance tests.


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