RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GRID K520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID K520 and RTX 4000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GRID K520
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
8.71

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms GRID K520 by a whopping 576% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking52045
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.37no data
Power efficiency2.7932.67
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104AD104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (11 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1536 ×26144
Core clock speed745 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2175 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate95.36 ×2417.6
Floating-point processing power2.289 TFLOPS ×226.73 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×264
TMUs128 ×2192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm245 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB ×220 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2160 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s ×2360.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.9
DLSS-+

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.

GRID K520 8.71
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 58.90
+576%

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
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 23765
+576%

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 8.71 58.90
Recency 23 July 2013 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 576.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 73.1% lower power consumption.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K520 in performance tests.

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