Quadro P520 vs NVS 5400M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 5400M and Quadro P520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

NVS 5400M
2012
2 GB GDDR3, 35 Watt
1.62

P520 outperforms NVS 5400M by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking958612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.1720.68
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF108GP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 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 cores96384
Core clock speed660 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1493 MHz
Number of transistors585 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate10.5635.83
Floating-point processing power0.2534 TFLOPS1.147 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs1624

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
InterfaceMXMPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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.

NVS 5400M 1.62
Quadro P520 5.43
+235%

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.

NVS 5400M 624
Quadro P520 2092
+235%

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.

NVS 5400M 1119
Quadro P520 4186
+274%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

NVS 5400M 5198
Quadro P520 15720
+202%

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.

NVS 5400M 2085
Quadro P520 7859
+277%

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 HD15
−40%
21
+40%
4K6−7
−283%
23
+283%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Hitman 3 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−41.2%
45−50
+41.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Hitman 3 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−41.2%
45−50
+41.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Hitman 3 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−113%
30−35
+113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+9.1%
11
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−41.2%
45−50
+41.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Hitman 3 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−325%
30−35
+325%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

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 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

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

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
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
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how NVS 5400M and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P520 is 40% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P520 is 283% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the NVS 5400M is 9% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P520 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • NVS 5400M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Quadro P520 is ahead in 50 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 5.43
Recency 1 June 2012 23 May 2019
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Quadro P520 has a 235.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 5400M in performance tests.


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