GRID K520 vs GeForce GTX 970M

Place in the ranking	356	480
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.37
Power efficiency	12.67	2.80
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GK104
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	$3,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970M and GRID K520 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores	1280	1536
Core clock speed	924 MHz	745 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	83.04	95.36
Floating-point processing power	2.657 TFLOPS	2.289 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	80	128

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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.

GTX 970M 14.88
+62.6%

GRID K520 9.15

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.

GTX 970M 5718
+62.6%

GRID K520 3516

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 970M 51
+27.5%

GRID K520 40

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	136 +70%	80−85 −70%
Full HD	56 +86.7%	30−35 −86.7%
1440p	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
4K	22 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	45.73 +162%	119.97 −162%
1440p	102.44 +151%	257.07 −151%
4K	116.40 +158%	299.92 −158%

GTX 970M has 162% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 970M has 151% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 970M has 158% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	46 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	41 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Valorant	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	46 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Dota 2	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Fortnite	59 +68.6%	35−40 −68.6%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	49 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Metro Exodus	29 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	149 +65.6%	90−95 −65.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +63%	27−30 −63%
Valorant	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
World of Tanks	190−200 +75.5%	110−120 −75.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Dota 2	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
Valorant	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	130−140 +65%	80−85 −65%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
World of Tanks	100−110 +73.3%	60−65 −73.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Metro Exodus	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Valorant	35−40 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Dota 2	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Metro Exodus	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	13 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Dota 2	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Fortnite	15 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Valorant	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%