NVIDIA Quadro M520 vs NVIDIA Quadro M2200

NVIDIA Quadro M520

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 M2200

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The Nvidia Quadro M2200 is a mid-range DirectX 12 (FL 12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built most likely on the GM206 chip with 1024 shader cores. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M (second generation). The Quadro M2200M is built for the Intel 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

The maximum core clock of the Quadro M2200 is 1038 MHz. The performance is between the old Quadro M2000M and Quadro M3000M, but generally closer to the latter (sometimes even on par). It is not surprising that the gaming performance is comparable to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M (Ti) and it is just behind the new GeForce GTX 1050 (Pascal).

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.0) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M2200 can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M2200 is rated at a TGP of 55 Watt (39.1 Watt TDP) – similar to the previous Quadro M2000M – and therefore best suited for 15-inch laptops and up.

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NVIDIA Quadro M520

NVIDIA Quadro M2200

Quadro M Series

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Architecture

Maxwell

Pipelines

384 - unified

1024 - unified

Core Speed

756 - 1019 (Boost) MHz

694 - 1038 (Boost) MHz

Memory Bus Width

64 Bit

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

1024 MB

4 GB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5

DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5

Power Consumption

25 Watt

55 Watt

technology

28 nm

Features

Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus

Notebook Size

medium sized

large

Date of Announcement

13.01.2017

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.de

Codename

N17P-Q3

Memory Speed

5508 MHz

Transistors

4.9 Billion