FirePro V7900 vs GRID K520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and GRID K520. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V7900 and GRID K520. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GRID K520 has 49% more power consumption, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID K520 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V7900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GRID K520 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K520 is 20 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID K520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V7900 is 12 mm longer, than GRID K520.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 and GRID K520 is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 30−35
medium / 1080p 14−16 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than FirePro V7900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GRID K520
Architecture TeraScale 3 Kepler
Code name Cayman GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 23 July 2013
Pipelines 1280 1536
Core clock speed 725 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 95.36
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
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
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s 76 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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