NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1 vs NVIDIA Quadro K6000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF119 | GK110B |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 7,080 million |
| Die size | 79 mm² | 561 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | GK110-890-B1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 13th, 2011 | Jul 23rd, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500 | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 600 | — |
| Launch price | — | 5,265 USD |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1620 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1502 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 797 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 902 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 288.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 2880 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 240 |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| SM count | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 1536 KB |
| SMX count | — | 15 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.620 GPixel/s | 54.12 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.480 GTexel/s | 216.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 155.5 GFLOPS | 5.196 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 12.96 GFLOPS (1:12) | 1.732 TFLOPS (1:3) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 152 mm 6 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 29 W | 225 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 2x DVI2x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | P1310 | P2081 SKU 500 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
