Quadro P520 vs Quadro P500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P500 and Quadro P520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P500
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 18 Watt
4.22

P520 outperforms P500 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking676604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency16.9221.77
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP108GP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date5 January 2018 (6 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 cores256384
Core clock speed1455 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1493 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate24.2935.83
Floating-point processing power0.7772 TFLOPS1.147 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 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 width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 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 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

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 P500 4.22
Quadro P520 5.43
+28.7%

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 P500 1630
Quadro P520 2097
+28.7%

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.

Quadro P500 3022
Quadro P520 4186
+38.5%

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.

Quadro P500 2255
Quadro P520 3218
+42.7%

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.

Quadro P500 12868
Quadro P520 19041
+48%

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 P500 6352
Quadro P520 7869
+23.9%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Quadro P500 6438
Quadro P520 7481
+16.2%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Quadro P500 14
Quadro P520 21
+47.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Quadro P500 35
Quadro P520 42
+19.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Quadro P500 26
+12.4%
Quadro P520 23

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Quadro P500 27
Quadro P520 28
+1.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Quadro P500 26
Quadro P520 31
+18.4%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Quadro P500 12
Quadro P520 13
+6.5%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Quadro P500 0
Quadro P520 1
+75%

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Quadro P500 12
Quadro P520 13
+6.5%

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.

Quadro P500 14
Quadro P520 21
+47.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Quadro P500 27
Quadro P520 28
+1.8%

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Quadro P500 35
Quadro P520 42
+19.9%

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Quadro P500 26
+12.4%
Quadro P520 23

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Quadro P500 26
Quadro P520 31
+18.4%

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Quadro P500 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 HD21
+0%
21
+0%
4K14−16
−42.9%
20
+42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Hitman 3 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−21.4%
30−35
+21.4%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Hitman 3 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−21.4%
30−35
+21.4%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 8
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−40%
35−40
+40%
Hitman 3 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−21.4%
30−35
+21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−18.8%
18−20
+18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−37.5%
11
+37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−11.6%
45−50
+11.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Metro Exodus 0−1 3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−30.8%
30−35
+30.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 0−1 2−3
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how Quadro P500 and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • Quadro P520 is 43% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Quadro P500 is 25% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro P520 is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P500 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • Quadro P520 is ahead in 58 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.22 5.43
Recency 5 January 2018 23 May 2019

Quadro P520 has a 28.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Quadro P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P500 in performance tests.


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