NVIDIA Quadro P520
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 is a workstation graphics card. It has 2 GB of video memory and a 18 W board power rating. It scores 2,015 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1) and OpenGL 4.6.
Depth: 27 recorded fields, 7 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified July 25, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix. Coverage: 3 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 scores 2,015 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 66.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #978), measured across 626 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 227.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA Quadro P520 averages DirectX 9 33 fps, DirectX 10 8 fps, DirectX 11 15 fps, DirectX 12 11 fps and GPU Compute 912 ops/s, across 626 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA Quadro P520 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 1303 MHz, DirectX 12_1 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2019-08-01. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA Quadro P520 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA Quadro P5200, NVIDIA Quadro P5200 with Max-Q Design, NVIDIA Quadro P5200 Mobile, NVIDIA Quadro P5200 Max-Q, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Memory
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 is equipped with 2 GB of memory.
Board and power
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 has a board power rating of 18 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
Market
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1) and OpenGL 4.6.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA Quadro P520. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA Quadro P520. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA Quadro P520.
Media engine
Feex holds no codec support statement for the NVIDIA Quadro P520. It does not support hardware encode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Not supported | Not supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Not supported | Not supported |
| AV1 | Not supported | Not supported |
| VP9 | Not stated by the vendor | Not supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA Quadro P520 (Mobile).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA Quadro P520 have?
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 has 2 GB of video memory.
How much power does the NVIDIA Quadro P520 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 has a board power rating of 18 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA Quadro P520?
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 scores 2,015 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 66.6% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #978. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 11 fps.
Does the NVIDIA Quadro P520 support AV1 encoding?
No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the NVIDIA Quadro P520.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA Quadro P520 use?
The NVIDIA Quadro P520 connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.