GRID K340 vs Radeon HD 6520G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6520G with GRID K340, including specs and performance data.
K340 outperforms HD 6520G by a whopping 301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1222 | 818 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 0.99 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Sumo | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 December 2011 (14 years ago) | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 320 | 384 ×4 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 30.40 ×4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.256 TFLOPS | 0.7296 TFLOPS ×4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 ×4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 ×4 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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).
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 1 GB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s ×4 |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
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 | 8
−275%
| 30−35
+275%
|
| Full HD | 6
−300%
| 24−27
+300%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 137.46 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−279%
|
110−120
+279%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
−300%
|
80−85
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−285%
|
50−55
+285%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−279%
|
110−120
+279%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−285%
|
50−55
+285%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−260%
|
18−20
+260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−300%
|
24−27
+300%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−279%
|
110−120
+279%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−293%
|
55−60
+293%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
This is how HD 6520G and GRID K340 compete in popular games:
- GRID K340 is 275% faster in 900p
- GRID K340 is 300% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 2.89 |
| Recency | 7 December 2011 | 23 July 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 225 Watt |
HD 6520G has 542.9% lower power consumption.
GRID K340, on the other hand, has a 301.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GRID K340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6520G in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6520G is a notebook graphics card while GRID K340 is a workstation one.
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