Quadro P520 vs Radeon HD 7850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7850M with Quadro P520, including specs and performance data.

HD 7850M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
3.56

P520 outperforms HD 7850M by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking715604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.4221.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameHeathrowGP108
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date24 April 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 cores640384
Core clock speed675 MHz1303 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1493 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate27.0035.83
Floating-point processing power0.864 TFLOPS1.147 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4024

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 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 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

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.

HD 7850M 3.56
Quadro P520 5.43
+52.5%

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.

HD 7850M 1372
Quadro P520 2097
+52.8%

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.

HD 7850M 12254
Quadro P520 15720
+28.3%

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.

HD 7850M 2467
Quadro P520 4186
+69.7%

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 HD12−14
−75%
21
+75%
4K12−14
−66.7%
20
+66.7%

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 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−17.1%
45−50
+17.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−17.1%
45−50
+17.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−75%
35−40
+75%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−36%
30−35
+36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+36.4%
11
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−17.1%
45−50
+17.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−54.5%
30−35
+54.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
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%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
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
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%

This is how HD 7850M and Quadro P520 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P520 is 75% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P520 is 67% 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 HD 7850M is 36% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P520 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7850M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Quadro P520 is ahead in 61 test (90%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.56 5.43
Recency 24 April 2012 23 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 18 Watt

Quadro P520 has a 52.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7850M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro P520 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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