NVIDIA Quadro P520
Opinion and specs

Professional graphics

Our verdict

Basic

NVIDIA Quadro P520 is a basic professional graphics card: built to speed up video, design and 3D work, not to play games. It has 2 GB of memory and came out in 2017.

It is currently fitted in 3 laptops from $1136, at an average price of $1185.

There is a faster and cheaper option: the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada is 636% faster and its entry price is $36 lower.

Frequently asked questions

Is the NVIDIA Quadro P520 a good graphics card?

NVIDIA Quadro P520 is a basic professional graphics card: built to speed up video, design and 3D work, not to play games. It sits at 106 of 144 in the ranking, with 7.1% of the power of the best graphics card in the catalogue.

Can you game on the NVIDIA Quadro P520?

You can, but only just: light games, indies and older classics at 1080p with everything turned down. That is not a flaw: a professional card is there to speed up video, design and 3D work.

Is 2 GB of VRAM enough for gaming?

At 1080p with settings turned down, yes. In recent games with high textures, 2 GB runs out before the raw power does.

What year is the NVIDIA Quadro P520 from?

NVIDIA Quadro P520 came out in 2017.

How much does a laptop with the NVIDIA Quadro P520 cost?

It is currently fitted in 3 laptops from $1136, at an average price of $1185.

Which alternative is worth it?

There is a faster and cheaper option: the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada is 636% faster and its entry price is $36 lower.

Specs

Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR5
Discrete graphics card memory
2 GB

Performance summary

#106 of 144
Relative performance 7.1%
Laptops 3
Price from $1136
Average price $1185

Recommended alternatives

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Our pick NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada 52.5% From $1100 NVIDIA RTX 500 Ada 39.6% From $1200 NVIDIA RTX A1000 33.2% From $890 Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU 34.7% From $1563 NVIDIA RTX A500 23.1% From $989

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