GeForce GT 520 vs Quadro P4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P4000 with GeForce GT 520, including specs and performance data.

Quadro P4000
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
30.15
+3669%

Quadro P4000 outperforms GT 520 by a whopping 3669% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1841146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.520.01
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP104GF119
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date6 February 2017 (7 years ago)13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$815 $59

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P4000 has 185100% better value for money than GT 520.

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 cores179248
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speed1202 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate165.86.480
Floating-point processing power5.304 gflops0.1555 gflops

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).

Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7604 MHz900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors4x DisplayPortDual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Display Port1.4no data
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA6.1+

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.

Quadro P4000 30.15
+3669%
GT 520 0.80

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.

Quadro P4000 11630
+3652%
GT 520 310

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.

Quadro P4000 41740
+3207%
GT 520 1262

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 HD66
+6500%
1−2
−6500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+4800%
2−3
−4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+4025%
4−5
−4025%
Hitman 3 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+4333%
3−4
−4333%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+5150%
2−3
−5150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+3700%
3−4
−3700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Battlefield 5 95−100
+4800%
2−3
−4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+4025%
4−5
−4025%
Hitman 3 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+4333%
3−4
−4333%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+5000%
2−3
−5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+5150%
2−3
−5150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+6300%
1−2
−6300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+3700%
3−4
−3700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+4025%
4−5
−4025%
Hitman 3 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+4333%
3−4
−4333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+5150%
2−3
−5150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+3700%
3−4
−3700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+4250%
4−5
−4250%
Hitman 3 35−40 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 160−170
+3950%
4−5
−3950%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 0−1
Hitman 3 24−27 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+3675%
4−5
−3675%
Metro Exodus 35−40 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27 0−1

This is how Quadro P4000 and GT 520 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P4000 is 6500% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.15 0.80
Recency 6 February 2017 13 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB (DDR3)
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 29 Watt

Quadro P4000 has a 3668.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

GT 520, on the other hand, has 244.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 520 is a desktop one.


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