GRID K120Q vs GRID K520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID K520 and GRID K120Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GRID K520
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
9.11
+1099%

GRID K520 outperforms GRID K120Q by a whopping 1099% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4771150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.320.02
Power efficiency2.820.41
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)2 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,599 $125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GRID K520 has 1500% better value for money than GRID K120Q.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536192
Core clock speed745 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate95.3613.60
Floating-point processing power2.289 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12816

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s28.51 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.03.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GRID K520 9.11
+1099%
GRID K120Q 0.76

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GRID K520 3516
+1100%
GRID K120Q 293

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.11 0.76
Recency 23 July 2013 2 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 130 Watt

GRID K520 has a 1098.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GRID K120Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 73.1% lower power consumption.

The GRID K520 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K120Q in performance tests.


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