NVIDIA Quadro M520 vs NVIDIA Quadro 2000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
NVIDIA Quadro M520
► remove from comparison The Nvidia Quadro M520 is a DirectX 12 (FL 11_0) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM108 chip with 384 shader cores and manufactured in 28 nm by TSMC. That means its similar to the Quadro M500M (DDR3) but uses faster GDDR5 memory. The GeForce 940MX with GDDR5 memory is the consumer variant of the Quadro M520.
The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than with GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.
Architecture
Compared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90% of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs. GM108 features 3 SMMs and thus 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs and 8 ROPs (64-bit interface).
Another optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache. The larger size can reduce some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly hurting performance.
GM108 supports DirectX 11.2 (feature level 11.0 only) as well as DirectX 12.
Performance
Currently the clock speeds are not known of the M520 variant. They should be similar to the consumer 940 MX with GDDR5. Therefore, the performance should be similar to the Quadro K620M.
Features
The feature set should include support for up to four active displays. High-resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a (HDMI 2.0 not supported). HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.
Using CUDA or OpenCL, the cores of the Quadro M520 can be used for general calculations.
GM108 integrates the sixth generation of the PureVideo HD video engine (VP6), offering a better decoding performance for H.264 and MPEG-2 videos. Of course, VP6 supports all features of previous generations (4K support, PIP, video encoding via NVENC API).
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the Quadro M520 is rated at 25 Watt TGP (max power consumption including memory and board). That is slightly below the M500M that is rated at 30 Watt. Therefore, the GPU is best suited for laptops 13 - 14-inches in size and above. The M500M also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.
NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
► remove from comparison The NVIDIA Quadro 2000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (likely the GF104 or GF106). It offers the same amount of shaders like the GeForce GTX 460M, but only a 128 Bit memory bus for DDR3 memory. The slow DDR3 memory in particular could be a bottleneck to the GPU
The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD, DCC, medicine, or visualisation areas. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.
The shader/CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 2000M should offer high performance in general purpose calculations.
Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 2000M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia, NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro.
To automatically switch between the processor graphics card and the Quadro, the 2000M supports Nvidia Optimus. The implementation of the technology into specific notebook models is dependent on the laptop vendor.
The Quadro 2000M is specified at 55 Watt TDP and is therefore best suited for 15.6" or greater laptops.
NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
► remove from comparison The NVIDIA Quadro 3000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (probably GF104 like the GeForce GTX 470M). Compared to the 5010M, the 3000M does not support ECC memory and DP floating point calculations.
The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD, DCC, medicine, or visualisation areas. The OpenGL performance for example should be significantly better than similar specified GeForce graphics cards.
The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1 for graphic rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 3000M should offer a high performance in general purpose calculations.
Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 3000M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia called: NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro.
To automatically switch between the processor graphics card and the Quadro, the 3000M supports Nvidia Optimus (if the laptop vendor chooses to integrate it).
As the GeForce GTX 470M, the Quadro 3000M is specified at 75 Watt TDP and therefore only suited for large laptops with 17 inch displays.
| NVIDIA Quadro M520 | NVIDIA Quadro 2000M | NVIDIA Quadro 3000M |
Quadro M Series | | | |
Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi | Fermi |
Pipelines | 384 - unified | 192 - unified | 240 - unified |
Core Speed | 756 - 1019 (Boost) MHz | 550 MHz | 450 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB | 2048 MB | 2048 MB |
Shared Memory | no | no | no |
API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
Power Consumption | 25 Watt | 55 Watt | 75 Watt |
technology | 28 nm | 40 nm | 40 nm |
Features | Optimus,
PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus | OpenGl 4.1, FP32 | OpenGl 4.1, FP32 |
Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | large |
Date of Announcement | 13.01.2017 | 22.02.2011 | 22.02.2011 |
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.de | | |
Codename | | Fermi | Fermi |
Shader Speed | | 1100 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory Speed | | 900 MHz | 625 MHz |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M520
1.1 pt (3%)
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max:
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
684 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
614 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
166193 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
20741 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
8544 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
13394 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
2139 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
2342 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
33703 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
2884 Points (4%)
min: 1416 avg: 1422 median: 1421 (2%) max: 1428 Points
1742 Points (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
2658 Points (2%)
min: 1259 avg: 1261 median: 1261 (1%) max: 1263 Points
1539 Points (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro M520 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
11278 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 6608 avg: 6634 median: 6633.5 (2%) max: 6659 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 7941 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro M520 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
10861 Points (6%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 5391 avg: 5411 median: 5410.5 (3%) max: 5430 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M min: 6604 avg: 6661 median: 6660.5 (4%) max: 6717 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
21287 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 17305 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 11575 avg: 11659 median: 11656 (15%) max: 11747 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M min: 14054 avg: 14221 median: 14220.5 (19%) max: 14387 Points
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EA (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 2630QM | Quadro 3000M 2 GB | 4 GB | 14054 |
Dell Precision M6600 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 2720QM | Quadro 3000M | 8 GB | 14387 |
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
11.4 fps (4%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
27.9 fps (9%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
28.8 fps (13%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
39.5 fps (7%)
min: 14.1 avg: 17 median: 17 (3%) max: 19.8 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
31.3 fps (19%)
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 19.28 avg: 19.3 median: 19.3 (12%) max: 19.32 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 20.4 fps (12%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
35.8 fps (20%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 22.13 avg: 22.3 median: 22.3 (13%) max: 22.52 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 22.9 fps (13%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
43.7 fps (33%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 32.8 avg: 33.1 median: 33.1 (25%) max: 33.4 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 30.1 fps (23%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
16.8 fps (20%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 9.45 avg: 9.6 median: 9.6 (11%) max: 9.83 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 7.6 fps (9%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
50.8 fps (38%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 45.28 avg: 45.6 median: 45.6 (34%) max: 45.96 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 42.5 fps (32%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
48.3 fps (52%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 40.8 avg: 41.9 median: 41.9 (45%) max: 42.93 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 34.7 fps (37%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
24.8 fps (12%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 17.84 avg: 17.9 median: 17.9 (9%) max: 17.96 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 18.3 fps (9%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
40.5 fps (21%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 27.08 avg: 27.4 median: 27.4 (14%) max: 27.69 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 24.6 fps (13%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
45.9 fps (11%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
24.1 fps (4%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
11.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
8.3 fps (2%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
19.5 fps (5%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.5 fps (0%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
28 fps (11%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
26.2 fps (4%)
specvp12 3dsmax-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
19.7 fps (3%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro M520 Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6813 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M 5671 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M 6519 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M520 Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
70.9 fps (25%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M min: 38.3 avg: 38.4 median: 38.4 (13%) max: 38.44 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M min: 45.4 avg: 45.5 median: 45.5 (16%) max: 45.65 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M520 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
75.5 fps (4%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M520 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
53.1 fps (6%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
74.3 fps (2%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
95.4 fps (6%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
178.5 fps (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
405 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
708 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2045 Points (2%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
34.6 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
43.4 Watt (6%)
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro M520 → 100% n=15
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 2000M → 66% n=15
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 3000M → 68% n=15
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
100%
Quadro M520:
85.4 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
32.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
26.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
38.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
14.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
64.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
21.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
15.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
22.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
72.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
52.5 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
21.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
17.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
183.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
120.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
49.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
32.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
13.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
56.4 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
43.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
28.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
50.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
30.4 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
15.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
11.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
27.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
11.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
23.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
14.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
52.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
31.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
14.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
11.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
21.5 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
13.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
11.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
94.5 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
60.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
31.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
22.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
78.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
48.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
22.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
19.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
60.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
36.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
17.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
135.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
108.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
36.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
145.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
75.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
40.5 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
18.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
14.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
81.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
74.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
30.4 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
19.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
68.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
51.7 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
18.3 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
12.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
54.6 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
32.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
22.8 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
16.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
138.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
76.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
64.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
24.2 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
188.1 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
97.9 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
59.5 fps
100%
Quadro M520:
28.8 fps
Quadro 3000M:
206.2 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
127.3 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 2000M:
165 243 ~ 204 fps
Quadro 2000M:
23 37 ~ 30 fps
Quadro 3000M:
53.8 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
11.5 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
66.7 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
39.6 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
30.4 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
104.8 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
70.9 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
43.3 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
113.5 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
71.4 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
40 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 3000M:
187.6 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Quadro 2000M:
36 43 ~ 40 fps
Quadro 3000M:
52.4 [X] HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EAIntel Core i7-2630QM 2GHz
Quadro 3000M
fps
Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro M520 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%