GeForce GT 745A vs GRID K520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 745A and GRID K520, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 745A stacks up against GRID K520, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 745A
GRID K520

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 745A GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • GRID K520 has 581% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 745A and GRID K520 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 92 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GT 745A and GRID K520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 745A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce GT 745A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 745A GRID K520
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK107 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 26 August 2013 23 July 2013
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 837 MHz 745 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.28 95.36
Floating-point performance 642.8 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s 76 Mh/s