Quadro T500 Mobile vs Radeon 520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 520 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 520
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.04

T500 Mobile outperforms 520 by a whopping 346% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking873474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.9436.48
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameBanksTU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 December 2020 (3 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 cores320896
Core clock speed1030 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors690 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate20.6094.92
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2056

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth36 GB/s80 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_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-7.5

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.

Radeon 520 2.04
T500 Mobile 9.10
+346%

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.

Radeon 520 2017
T500 Mobile 7996
+297%

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.

Radeon 520 1319
T500 Mobile 4225
+220%

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.

Radeon 520 8413
T500 Mobile 23453
+179%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Radeon 520 397
T500 Mobile 1788
+350%

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 HD14
−157%
36
+157%
1440p3−4
−400%
15
+400%
4K3−4
−467%
17
+467%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Hitman 3 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2600%
27−30
+2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−833%
28
+833%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Hitman 3 7−8
−143%
16−18
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−525%
24−27
+525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−55.6%
28
+55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−800%
27
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Hitman 3 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−344%
80−85
+344%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−217%
19
+217%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−66.7%
60−65
+66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Hitman 3 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−418%
55−60
+418%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how Radeon 520 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is 157% faster in 1080p
  • T500 Mobile is 400% faster in 1440p
  • T500 Mobile is 467% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T500 Mobile is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is ahead in 39 tests (58%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 9.10
Recency 18 April 2017 2 December 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 18 Watt

T500 Mobile has a 346.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 520 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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