NVIDIA Quadro M620 vs NVIDIA Quadro M520
NVIDIA Quadro M620
► remove from comparison The 28nm NVIDIA Quadro M620 is a mid-range DirectX 12 (FL 11_0) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a 1st generation Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM107 architecture with 512 of the 640 shader cores activated. Therefore, the GPU is not similar to any current consumer card. The Geforce GTX 950M, for example, uses the full 640 shader cores. The older Quadro M1000M offers very similar specs (same amount of shader cores and also based on the same chip but more graphics memory), but was intended for the Skylake generation. The M620 is intended for the Kaby Lake generation.
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 compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.
Performance
Due to the smaller amount of memory, the Quadro M620 should be slightly slower than the older Quadro M1000M. However, the exact clock speeds are not known up to now. In early benchmarks we have, the M1000M is about 9 % faster than the M620 in SPECviewperf 12.
Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.0) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M620 can be used for general calculations.
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the Quadro M620 is rated for a 30 Watt TGP including the board and memory components (21.2 Watt TDP), which is 10 Watt lower than the M1000M (which offers more memory). Therefore, the card is suited for 15-inch notebooks and greater.
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 M620 | NVIDIA Quadro M520 |
Quadro M Series | | |
Architecture | Maxwell | Maxwell |
Pipelines | 512 - unified | 384 - unified |
Core Speed | 1018 MHz | 756 - 1019 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 5012 MHz | |
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | 1024 MB |
Shared Memory | no | no |
API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 |
Power Consumption | 30 Watt | 25 Watt |
technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Features | Optimus,
PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus | Optimus,
PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus |
Notebook Size | large | medium sized |
Date of Announcement | 13.01.2017 | 13.01.2017 |
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.de | www.nvidia.de |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M620
1.4 pt (4%)
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Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M520
1.1 pt (3%)
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max:
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
968 Points (3%)
684 Points (2%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
862 Points (2%)
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
min: 11481 avg: 13620 median: 13620 (15%) max: 15759 Points
8544 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 20980 avg: 22120 median: 22119.5 (6%) max: 23259 Points
13394 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2694 avg: 2914 median: 2989 (5%) max: 3059 Points
2139 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2867 avg: 3067 median: 3130 (4%) max: 3204 Points
2342 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
163099 Points (20%)
33703 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4015 avg: 4118 median: 4140 (6%) max: 4200 Points
2884 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 3676 avg: 3761 median: 3801 (3%) max: 3805 Points
2658 Points (2%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro M620 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
17237 Points (5%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro M520 11278 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro M620 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
15307 Points (9%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro M520 10861 Points (6%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 24751 Points (33%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 17305 Points (23%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
min: 15.6 avg: 16.5 median: 16.5 (5%) max: 17.4 fps
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
56.6 fps (11%)
39.5 fps (7%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
37.9 fps (23%)
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 31.3 fps (19%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
40.4 fps (23%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 35.8 fps (20%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
50.1 fps (38%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 43.7 fps (33%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
20.2 fps (24%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 16.8 fps (20%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
55.4 fps (42%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 50.8 fps (38%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
54.8 fps (59%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 48.3 fps (52%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
32.6 fps (16%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 24.8 fps (12%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
51.5 fps (27%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 40.5 fps (21%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
min: 55.3 avg: 57.6 median: 56.3 (14%) max: 62.5 fps
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 45.9 fps (11%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
min: 25.96 avg: 27.5 median: 27.8 (4%) max: 28.2 fps
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 24.1 fps (4%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
min: 15.8 avg: 18.8 median: 20.2 (4%) max: 20.3 fps
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 11.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
min: 10.34 avg: 11 median: 10.9 (3%) max: 11.6 fps
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 8.3 fps (2%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
min: 22.94 avg: 24.9 median: 25.2 (7%) max: 26.5 fps
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 19.5 fps (5%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
min: 0.22 avg: 0.5 median: 0.6 (1%) max: 0.67 fps
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 0.5 fps (0%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
min: 33.8 avg: 34.5 median: 34.4 (14%) max: 35.26 fps
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 28 fps (11%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
min: 29.42 avg: 31.7 median: 32.1 (5%) max: 33.32 fps
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 26.2 fps (4%)
specvp12 3dsmax-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
min: 17.3 avg: 24.9 median: 24.9 (4%) max: 32.47 fps
specvp12 3dsmax-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 19.7 fps (3%)
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
59.6 fps (16%)
specvp13 snx-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
46.8 fps (5%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
16.2 fps (4%)
specvp13 medical-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
5.2 fps (1%)
specvp13 maya-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
39.7 fps (5%)
specvp13 energy-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
0.6 fps (0%)
specvp13 creo-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
35.6 fps (5%)
specvp13 catia-05 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
40.7 fps (5%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
16.6 fps (3%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro M620 Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6851 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro M520 6813 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M620 Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
72.4 fps (25%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M520 70.9 fps (25%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M620 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 82.7 avg: 95.3 median: 95.3 (6%) max: 107.8 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M520 75.5 fps (4%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M620 Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M520 99.6 % (100%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
65.2 fps (7%)
53.1 fps (6%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
97.8 fps (2%)
74.3 fps (2%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
133.5 fps (8%)
95.4 fps (6%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA Quadro M620 GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
232.3 fps (2%)
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 178.5 fps (1%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 482 avg: 658 median: 658 (3%) max: 834 Samples/s
405 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 718 avg: 1079 median: 1079 (2%) max: 1440 Samples/s
708 Samples/s (1%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2530 Points (3%)
2045 Points (2%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
45.2 Watt (6%)
34.6 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
48.8 Watt (7%)
43.4 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
58.8 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.2 fps per Watt (17%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
0.2 fps per Watt (17%)
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro M620 → 100% n=42
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro M520 → 76% n=42
- 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 M620:
127.1 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
fps
100%
Quadro M620:
44.9 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
fps
100%
Quadro M620:
31.9 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
fps
100%
Quadro M620:
15.7 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
fps
100%
Quadro M620:
70.3 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
18.7 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
59.2 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
60.4 ~ 60 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
25.2 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
46.3 ~ 36 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
18.7 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
25.2 ~ 22 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
13.9 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
19.5 ~ 17 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
55.1 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
62.2 ~ 59 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
31.1 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
36.6 ~ 34 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
17.8 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
20.4 ~ 19 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
14.4 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
fps
100%
Quadro M620:
4.9 [X] HP ZBook x2 G4-2ZC12EA Intel Core i7-8650U 1.9GHz
Quadro M620
fps
100%
Quadro M620:
110.6 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
64.3 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
28.9 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
24.4 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
53.9 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
32.8 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
18.6 fps
58%
Quadro M520:
145.6 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
118.5 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
28.2 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
190.5 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
139.6 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
114.4 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
17.8 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
51.7 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
44.4 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
27.1 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
11.7 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
192.8 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
147.4 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
39.1 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
176.4 fps
78%
Quadro M520:
138.2 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
105.6 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
92.3 fps
100%
Quadro M620:
35.6 fps
Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro M620 → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro M520 → 69%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 70%